Multi-decadal atoll-island dynamics in the Indian Ocean Chagos Archipelago
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103519
Abstract: Abstract This study calls upon recently discovered aerial photographs for two atolls in the Indian Ocean Chagos Archipelago. Pairing these vintage data with modern satellite imagery allows the coastline dynamics of a suite of islands… read more here.
Keywords: island dynamics; chagos archipelago; ocean chagos; indian ocean ... See more keywords
Towards a workers’ history of the Chagos archipelago
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DOI: 10.1080/19480881.2017.1326707
Abstract: ABSTRACT The article presents a critical investigation of the historiography of the Chagos archipelago and in particular the expelled islanders, known as Ilois, and more recently as Chagossians. A brief survey of the discovery and… read more here.
Keywords: towards workers; history; workers history; historiography ... See more keywords
Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago? Strategic implications for Diego Garcia from a UK-US perspective
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DOI: 10.1080/19480881.2020.1770949
Abstract: Abstract This article examines the implications for the U.S. military base in Diego Garcia, located in the Chagos Archipelago, in the event that sovereignty of the atoll is ceded from the U.K. to Mauritius. Diego… read more here.
Keywords: sovereignty; mauritian sovereignty; diego garcia; chagos archipelago ... See more keywords