Where are the Chagos Islands, why has the UK given them to Mauritius and what about the Falklands?
Where are the Chagos Islands, why has the UK given them to Mauritius and what about the Falklands? - The African island ...
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Mysterious airstrip appears on Indian Ocean island in key shipping location
The airstrip, on Abd al-Kuri Island, which rises out of the Indian Ocean near the mouth of the Gulf of Aden ... Planet Labs PBC show trucks and other heavy equipment on the north-south runway. The ...
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Marion Island, South Indian Ocean
MARION ISLAND lies in latitude 46° 49′–46° 59′ S., longitude 37° 35′–37° 55′ E. It measures 12 miles east–west by 7 miles north–south, and rises to a maximum height of 3,890 ft.
Why is the Chagos Archipelago and Diego Garcia a Geopolitical Hotspot for the UPSC Exam?
With British PM Keir Starmer seeking ‘strong protections’ for the US-British base on Diego Garcia, the Chagos Archipelago is ...
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Search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to resume a decade later
Satellite data showed the plane deviated from its flight path to head over the southern Indian Ocean islands. Despite an expensive multinational search and a separate private probe in 2018 ...
‘Gentle giant’ spotted stopping for a snack off coast of India. Watch ‘rare sighting’
A rare sighting of Dugong, gentle giants of the seagrass ecosystem, pins hopes of population recovery in the Andaman Islands. The decade-long Dugong population recovery program of #MoEFCC through ...