Map of the Chagos Archipelago, constituting the British Indian Ocean Territory. UK has just announced that it will hand over sovereignty to the islands to Mauritius. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 13 hours ago by garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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Source on UK ceding the islands to Mauritius

Wikipedia article on Chagos Archipelago

Another map displaying the main islands zoomed in.

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[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 hour ago

Am I reading the first map right? So much of it is underwater?

[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 hours ago

I've always wanted to visit, but from the footage I've seen it would probably be pretty depressing. Not so depressing once the Chagos people are allowed back though.

this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2024

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