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Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia is a village and also the largest island atoll of Chagos Archipelago. It is a part of the Ocean Territory British India . Diego Garcia is situated in the Indian Ocean, about 1,600 km from the south coast of India . Since 1960s the islands are administered by the United Kingdom . About Diego Garcia - During the Cold War, the United Kingdom needed a military base in the Indian Ocean and they chose the Diego Garcia. more »
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The base was built in 1971 in cooperation with the USA . .
Diego Garcia Today
Diego Garcia is one of the five monitoring stations within the global GPS navigation system, and one of 33 emergency landing sites for the NASA Space Shuttle. The island is rich with fauna and flora. There are beautiful beaches with white sand and palm trees, coral reefs and coconut plantations on the island. The bay is suitable for windsurfing. In the village Diego Garcia you can use some of the tourist services which they offer, for example, the sports equipment rental shop, a cinema and a little marina.Tourist information and destination rating
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