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3 unusual facts about Chagos Archipelago


Boehlkenchelys longidentata

The Long-toothed false moray (Boehlkenchelys longidentata) is an eel of the family Chlopsidae which inhabits tropical reefs around the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, Ambon Island in Indonesia and Fiji and Palau in the Pacific Ocean.

Bruce Greatbatch

He oversaw the forced removal of the indigenous people of the Chagos Archipelago and ordered the gassing of the islander's pet dog population of 1,000.

Ctenella chagius

It forms solid, smooth hemispherical domes and is found in the Indian Ocean in the vicinity of the Chagos Archipelago.



see also

Cauvin

Cauvin Bank, wholly submerged atoll structure in the Southern Part Chagos Archipelago

North East Island

North and East Island group, group of islands in the Blenheim Reef region of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory

Takamaka

Ile Takamaka is the name of two islands in the Chagos Archipelago