islands

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Britain kept control of the Chagos Islands after Mauritius gained independence in the 1960s.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Many of the vessels that cross the strait fly common shipping flags such as those of Panama, the Marshall Islands, and Malta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Cal State Channel Islands said Caravello’s employment status has not changed and that he remained employed throughout the proceedings, according to the university.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The Chagos Islands - officially known as the British Indian Ocean Territory - are located in the Indian Ocean and Britain has controlled them since the early 19th Century.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

She had been the one, forty years before, who gave Papa the money he needed to leave Japan and sail to the Hawaiian Islands.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston