Diego Garcia
English
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Etymology
[edit]Named after Spanish explorer Diego García de Moguer by himself.
Proper noun
[edit]- An island in the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory, which will be transferred to Mauritius sovereignty, as announced in October 2024.
- 2025 June 18, Pippa Crerar, Dan Sabbagh, “UK would have to sign off on US use of Diego Garcia base for raid on Iran”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- One key issue for the UK would be whether to give permission for the US to fly B-2 stealth bombers from the Diego Garcia airbase in the Indian Ocean to attack Iran’s nuclear enrichment site, which is between 80 and 90 metres inside a mountain at Fordow.