Diego Garcia, an island of the Indian Ocean, in 7° S. lat., and 72°–73° E. long., extends in an irregular horseshoe shape, and is 30 miles long, embracing between its extremities three minor islets (the Chagos Islands). It contains a spacious bay, and is very convenient for coaling purposes. The group has about 700 inhabitants, and is a dependency of Mauritius.
Diego Garcia
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 805
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