The Chagos Islanders were forced to leave the Chagos Archipelago to make way for a US military base on Diego Garcia in the 1960s and 1970s. The inhabitants were displaced by the British government and relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles.

The Chagos Archipelago has a tropical marine climate characterized by high temperatures and humidity throughout the year. The region experiences a wet season from November to March and a drier season from April to October. It is susceptible to cyclones during the wet season.

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They are located south of India's Lakshadweep islands and between Minicoy Island and the Chagos Archipelago. This is about seven hundred kilometres (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka in the Laccadive Sea of the Indian Ocean.

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