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Which indian ocean island was converted into a us naval base?
Asked by dare devil,
18 Dec '09 06:33 pm
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Diego Garcia ------a British territory mostly populated by the US military
Answered by Good Citizen, 18 Dec '09 07:28 pm
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A camp called \" camp justice \" at diego garcia
Diego Garcia is a British territory mostly populated by the US military, the British colony that\'s been colonised by the Americans. Normally the island is home to about 1,700 military personnel and 1,500 civilian contractors. But only about 50 troops are British. The island is used jointly by the Navy and the Air Force. Though the Navy contingent is larger, the Air Force does the flying.
Diego Garcia is a narrow tropical jungle reef in the Indian Ocean, about 1,000 miles south of the southern India coast. Despite the tropical feel to the reef, this is no Margaritaville. It\'s more of a stationary aircraft carrier. Diego Garcia is exclusively a military reservation located on a small host country atoll in the Chagos Archipelago.
A tropical footprint-shaped island just 7 degrees south of the equator, Diego Garcia is heavily vegetated. The island covers 6,720 acres in area with a maximum height of 22 feet and
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Answered by atoz, 18 Dec '09 06:40 pm
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