Accounts of life on this island were made by the Scot J. Alan Thompson, whose three accounts included "Only the Sun Remembers.
Accounts of life on this island were made by the Scot J. Alan Thompson, whose three accounts included "Only the Sun Remembers." The political party LALIT was formed in protest of foreign control over this island. This island encloses Eclipse Bay and Rambler Bay, and many native inhabitants of this island were deported to nearby Peros Banhos in the early 1970s. Along with Speakers Bank and the Egmont Islands, this island is part of the (*) Chagos Archipelago, which itself is of the same geologic formation as the Lakshadweep Islands. This island was discovered by Pedro Mascarenhas and received its name by mistake from a similarly named Portuguese traveler. Used as a stop off between the nearby ► Maldives and Mauritius, for 10 points, identify this island in the British Indian Ocean Territory that is the site of a joint U.S. and U.K. military base.
Accounts of life on this island were made by the Scot J. Alan Thompson, whose three accounts included "Only the Sun Remembers.
Diego Garcia [accept Chagos Islands early]