List of islands in the Chagos Archipelago facts for kids
The following is a list of islands in the Chagos Archipelago. The Chagos Archipelago is a group of seven atolls comprising 58 individual tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, situated some 500 kilometres (310 mi) south of the Maldives archipelago. The archipelago is a British Indian Ocean Territory.
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Speakers Bank
- Great Speakers Reef
Blenheim Reef
- Ile du Nord
- Ile du Milieu
- Ile de l'Est
- Ile du Sud
Peros Banhos
Southwest rim (between southern channel and Passe de l'Île Poule)
- Île Fouquet
- Mapou de l'Île du Coin
- Île du Coin
- Île Anglaise
- Île Monpâtre
- Île Gabrielle
- Île Poule
Northwest rim (between Passe de l'Île Poule and Moresby Channel)
- Petite Soeur
- Grande Soeur
- Île Finon
- Île Verte
- Île Libbon
- Île Manon
- Île Pierre
- Île Diable
- Petite Île Mapou
- Grande Île Mapou
- Île Diamant
Eastern part (east of southern channel and Moresby Channel)
- Île de la Passe
- Moresby Island
- Île Saint-Brandon
- Île Parasol
- Île Longue
- Grande Île Bois Mangue
- Petite Île Bois Mangue
- Île Manoël
- Île Animaux
- Île Yeye
- Petite Île Coquillage
- Grande Île Coquillage
- Coin du Mire
- Île Vache Marine
Passe de l'Île Poule is also called Passe Elisabeth on older maps.
Salomon Islands
- Île de la Passe
- Île Mapou
- Île Takamaka
- Île Fouquet
- Île Sepulture
- Île Jacobin
- Île du Sel
- Île Poule
- Île Boddam
- Île Diable
- Île Anglaise
Great Chagos Bank
- Danger Island
- Eagle Islands
- Île Aigle (Eagle Island)
- Sea Cow Island (Île Vache Marines)
- Three Brothers (Trois Fréres)
- South Brother Island (Île du Sud)
- Middle Brother Island (Île du Milieu)
- North Brother Island (Île du Nord)
- Resurgent
- Nelsons Island: 2 km (1.2 mi) long from east to west.
Diego Garcia
- Diego Garcia
- East Island
- Middle Island
- West Island
- Anniversary Island (sand bar)
Egmont Islands
- Île Sud-Est
- Île Takamaka
- Île Carre Pate
- Île Lubine
- Île Cipaye
- Île aux Rats
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