British Indian Ocean Territory Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
overseas territory in the Indian Ocean
About British Indian Ocean Territory
Established as a territory of the UK in 1965, a number of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) islands were transferred to theSeychelleswhen it attained independence in 1976, leaving only the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago of 2,300 islands. The largest and southernmost of the 58 islands,Diego Garcia, contains a joint UK-US naval support facility. All of the remaining islands are uninhabited. Approximately 3,000 former agricultural workers, earlier indigenous residents in the islands (often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois) were exiled primarily toMauritiusbut also to the Seychelles, between 1967 and 1973. In 2000, a British High Court ruling invalidated the local immigration order which had excluded them from the archipelago, but upheld the special militar
Top Attractions in British Indian Ocean Territory
Explore the best things to see and do in British Indian Ocean Territory:
- ★Catalina Beach
- ★Île Boddam
- ★Île du Coin
- ★Île Mapou
- ★The Plantation
- ★Turtle Cove
- ★Wreck of the Black Rose
British Indian Ocean Territory Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 11 sections including: