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!!!Diego Garcia

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The largest of the coral atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, Diego Garcia [{GoogleMap location='Diego Garcia' zoom='12'}], is visible in this northwest-looking view. 

Diego Garcia is approximately 560 km (350 mi) south of the Maldive Islands in the central Indian Ocean. The crescent shape of the coral island encloses a lagoon that forms the harbor. 

Diego Garcia is the site of a large Anglo-American Naval Air and Communications facility located on the northwest part of the atoll.