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Rats and Reefs
…at-free islands and rat-infested islands. The islands he studied were: Rat-free islands: Ile Longue and Grande Ile Coquillage in Peros Banhos, Ile de la Passe in Salomon, and Nelson’s Island, Middle and South Brother in the Great Chagos Bank Rat-infested islands: Ile Anglais, Ile Poule and Grande Ile Mapou in Peros Banhos, Ile Fouquet and Ile Anglais in Salomon, and Eagle Island in the Great Chagos Bank You can read the results of Professor Graham…
BIOT WRNS 100 Stamp Issue 28.11.17
…he Women’s Royal Naval Service. The stamps feature women in the Royal Navy today juxtaposed against WRENS throughout the last century: First pair: modern day mine clearance diver and WWI Wrens working on a lathe. Second pair: modern day ops room warfare specialist and WWII boat crew. Third pair: modern day (first) female submariners and 1970s radar plotter. You can buy these stamps and their First Day Covers online from the BIOT Post Office, or fr…
Catlin Seaview Survey and Google Street View
…n du Mire forms a small, rocky plateau a few metres above sea level in the south east of Peros Banhos Atoll. The island is formed of a slab of fossilized coral reef that has been uplifted. This island and Resurgent Island, which has a similar structure and is located on the Great Chagos Bank, are important as the only nesting site in the archipelago for the Masked Booby. https://www.google.com/maps/streetview/#remote-islands-of-the-world/coin-du-m…
Remembrance Day 2019
…of the armistice which ended the First World War, on the same day in 1918. Today the United Kingdom, Commonwealth nations and our partners around the world will honour the sacrifices of those who gave their lives in that terrible war and other conflicts since. As part of these commemorations Cdr. Kay Burbidge RN, Commissioner’s Representative and Commander British Forces in BIOT, has laid a wreath at the small War Graves cemetery on Diego Garcia b…
Mooring Site Plots
…E 15.94 S (Fouquet) 5°S 20.64 / 72°E 15.40 Peros Banhos Peros Banhos (West) Peros Banhos, Ile Diamante Northwest of a line stretching roughly the full length of Diamante N (Diamante) 5°S 15.17 / 71°E 46.63 S (Diamante) 5°S 15.94 / 71°E 45.56 Peros Banhos, Ile du Coin Southwest of a line from mid Anglais to two-thirds down Ile du Coin N (Anglais) 5°S 26.30 / 71°E 45.52 Mid (Ile Coin) 5°S 26.67 / 71°E 45.76 S (Ile Coin) 5°S 26.87 / 71°E 46.4…
Lizards of BIOT Stamp Issue 14.10.19
…es, which make up the bulk of its diet. This species of Gecko is native to South-East Asia but found throughout the tropics and sub-tropics. It can grow to a length of 75-150mm. It has a series of recognisable communication calls, and in many languages it has been given an onomatopoeic name based on the sound that it makes; for example, in English its call is interpreted as “gecko-gecko”, in Malay “chi-chak”, and in Thai “jing-jok”. Mourning Gecko…