Diego Garcia
/diˈeɪɡoʊ ɡɑːrˈsiə/
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A remote coral atoll in the Indian Ocean, currently a joint military base and territory under British overseas administration, leased to the United States for military use
The United States maintains a large naval support facility on Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago.
Etymology
The atoll was named after Diego García, a 16th-century Portuguese navigator who is believed to have been the first European to sight the island in the early 1500s.
Translations
简体中文
迪戈加西亚岛
繁體中文
迪戈加西亞島
日本語
ディエゴ・ガルシア島
한국어
디에고 가르시아 섬
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Diego García
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