Chagos Islands

Chagos Islands:

Britain’s government said that it had put on hold its deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.

• Chagos Islands is an island group located in the central Indian Ocean.
• It is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom that was established in 1965.
• The principal islands in the archipelago include the Diego Garcia atoll, Danger Island, Egmont Islands, Eagle Islands, Nelsons Island, Peros Banhos atoll, Three Brothers Islands, and the Solomon Islands.
• Diego Garcia is the largest and the most southerly island of the Chagos Archipelago.
• The islands feature flat and low terrain.
• There are no rivers and lakes on the islands.
• It experiences a tropical marine climate with high temperatures and elevated humidity levels.
• The island’s climate is heavily moderated by the trade winds which blow over the islands.