Diego Garcia, a coral atoll, is located in the central Indian Ocean. It is the largest and southernmost member of the Chagos Archipelago and is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. Diego Garcia is strategically significant because of its location, and a major military base operated by the United States and the United Kingdom is situated there.
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