BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY


Meaning of BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY in English

Function: geographical name

Brit. colony in Indian Ocean comprising Chagos Archipelago & formerly Aldabra, Farquhar, & Desroches islands (returned to Seychelles 1976) area 23 sq mi (60 sq km )

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