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Diego Garcia

Diego Garcia is a coral atoll in the southern Chagos Archipelago, surrounding a large lagoon in the central Indian Ocean.

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It is the archipelago’s largest island by land area.
It hosts a joint UK–US military facility.
Its status follows that of the Chagos Archipelago as a whole.

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