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  1. List of airports in the British Indian Ocean Territory

    This is a list of airport s in the British Indian Ocean Territory . class wikitable sortable style font size 95 valign baseline style font weight bold background color DDDDDD Location ICAO airport code ICAO IATA airport code IATA Airport  name valign top Diego Garcia FJDG NKW Diego Garcia Tracking Station See also List of airports by ICAO code F FJ British Indian Ocean Territory References cite web url http www.icao.int anb aig Taxonomy R4CDLocationIndicatorsbystate.pdf title ICAO Location Indicators by State publisher International Civil Aviation Organization date 2006 01 12 format PDF cite web url http www.unece.org cefact locode io.htm title UN Location Codes British Indian Ocean Territory work UN LOCODE 2006 2 publisher United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE date 2007 04 30 http gc.kls2.com cgi bin gclookup?Q country IO Airports in the British Indian Ocean Territory at Great Circle Mapper Navigation box br Asia in topic List of airports in Category Lists of airports by country British Indian Ocean Territory Category British Indian Ocean Territory related lists Airports ...   more details



  1. Government of the British Indian Ocean Territory

    Image Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg thumb right Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory The British Indian Ocean Territory , or in abbreviated form BIOT , is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom . It is administered by a Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory Commissioner , resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London . In terms of law, the territory is governed by the laws of the UK, where applicable and in the case of persons subject to United States military law a special agreement applies ref http homepage.ntlworld.com jksonc docs bancoult d16b1.html ii U.S. U.K. BIOT agreements, 1966 1987 ref The chief of state from 6 February 1952 has been Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II . The commissioner for the territory has been Tony Crombie since January 2004, and the administrator has been Charles A Hamilton since 2002. The commissioner and administrator are both resident in the UK. The representative of the British Government on the island is Cdr D. Howard RN. There are no election s on the territory the position of the monarch is hereditary and the commissioner and administrator are appointed by the monarch. References reflist Navigation box br Politics of Africa BritishIndianOcean stub Category Government of the British Indian Ocean Territory ...   more details



  1. Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory is the head of government in the United Kingdom s British overseas territory overseas territory of the British Indian Ocean Territory . The Commissioner is appointed by the British monarch on the advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office . The Commissioner does not reside in the territory, as it has had no native population since the 1970s, and the only population is the military of the United States and the United Kingdom at the joint base at Diego Garcia . The Commissioner s role is to administer the territory on behalf of the British government. This involves the passing of any necessary legislation for the territory, usually Order in council Orders in council or Statutory Instruments . The Commissioner is also responsible for liaising with the military of the United States in matters concerning the territory. An Administrator of the British Indian Ocean Territory acts as the Commissioner s assistant. The Commissioner also appoints a representative on the territory, who is the senior British military officer at Diego Garcia. The current Commissioner is Colin Roberts British colonial administrator Colin Roberts . Unlike the other governors and commissioners of other British overseas territories , there is no separate flag for the Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory. This is mainly because he is never resident in the territory, and he would be unable to fly any flag from his offices in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. British dependencies governors DEFAULTSORT Commissioner Of The British Indian Ocean Territory Category Commissioners of the British Indian Ocean Territory BritishIndianOcean stub pl Komisarze Brytyjskiego Terytorium Oceanu Indyjskiego ...   more details



  1. Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File British Indian Ocean Territory coat of arms.svg right 200px The coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory was granted in 1990 on the 25th anniversary of British Indian Ocean Territory the territory s establishment. The centrepiece of the arms, the shield, bears a palm tree and St. Edward s Crown on a base of three white wavy lines representing the ocean, a sun in splendour in the upper left corner, and the Union Flag in a Chief heraldry chief at the top. Two sea turtle s are used as Supporters heraldry supporters a hawksbill turtle and a green turtle , representing the local native wildlife. The Crest heraldry crest comprises a naval crown through which rises a red tower bearing the territory s flag there is no Helmet heraldry helm or mantling . The motto is In tutela nostra Limuria , Latin for Limuria is in our charge trust . This refers to the non existent continent of Lemuria continent Limuria , once thought to occupy the Indian Ocean . The palm tree and royal crown also feature in the flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory . See also Gallery of coats of arms of the United Kingdom and dependencies Navigation box br British coat of arms Coat of arms of Africa DEFAULTSORT Coat Of Arms Of The British Indian Ocean Territory Category British Overseas Territories coats of arms British Indian Ocean Territory Category National coats of arms British Indian Ocean Territory Category Culture of the British Indian Ocean Territory BritishIndianOcean stub Heraldry stub de Wappen des Britischen Territoriums im Indischen Ozean el es Escudo del Territorio Brit nico en el Oc ano ndico fr Armoiries du Territoire britannique de l oc an Indien he lv Indijas Oke na Britu Teritorijas erbonis hu A Brit Indiai ce ni Ter let c mere pl Herb Brytyjskiego ... Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory ...   more details



  1. Carcasse, British Indian Ocean Territory

    Carcasse is an abandoned populated place on the atoll of Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory . ref http earth info.nga.mil gns html GEOnet Names Server GNS ref References reflist BritishIndianOcean geo stub coord 07 22 28 S 072 28 53 E display title Category Geography of the British Indian Ocean Territory ...   more details



  1. British Indian Ocean Territory Police

    Orphan date February 2009 The British Indian Ocean Territory Police consists of British Overseas Police Officers BOPO that are all currently members of either the Royal Marines or Royal Navy . These officers also act as customs officers for the island of Diego Garcia . External links http www.dg.navy.mil web 2006 html island tour 2.htm BIOT Customs UK crown dependency and overseas territory police forces Category Police forces of UK Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories Category Government of the British Indian Ocean Territory UK mil stub BritishIndianOcean stub ...   more details



  1. Geography of the British Indian Ocean Territory

    Mergeto British Indian Ocean Territory date January 2010 The British Indian Ocean Territory is an archipelago of 2,300 islands in the Indian Ocean , located to the south of India , roughly halfway between Africa and Indonesia . The islands have a total area of convert 60 km sqmi 1 abbr on , including the entire Chagos Archipelago . The coastline of the British Indian Ocean Territory is of length convert 698 km mi 0 abbr on . The maritime claims of the territory are convert 3 nmi km mi 1 abbr on lk in , with an exclusive fishing zone of convert 200 nmi km mi 1 abbr on . The climate of the archipelago is tropical marine it is hot and humidity humid , moderated by trade winds . The terrain is flat and low, with most areas not exceeding an elevation of convert 4 m ft 2 . The highest point is an unnamed point on the island of Diego Garcia , at convert 15 m ft 1 abbr on elevation, and the lowest point is the Indian Ocean. Diego Garcia is the largest and most southern island, which occupies a strategic location in the middle of the Indian Ocean. This island is the site of a joint United Kingdom UK United States US military facility. Available natural resources include coconuts , fish and sugarcane . There is negligible arable land on the islands. Asia in topic Geography of Asia topic Climate of Coord 6 00 S 71 30 E source enwiki plaintext parser display title BritishIndianOcean geo stub Category Geography of the British Indian Ocean Territory pl Geografia Brytyjskiego Terytorium Oceanu Indyjskiego ...   more details



  1. Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory

    Infobox flag Name British Indian Ocean Territory Article the Image Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg Use 110010 Symbol Proportion 1 2 Adoption 8 November 1990 Design table border 0 style background transparent tr td bgcolor 00a651 width 18 td bgcolor F9F9F9 Green tr td bgcolor ed1c24 width ... width 18 td bgcolor F9F9F9 Blue table Type National The flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory BIOT is similar to the flags of other British dependencies and colonies as it has the Union Flag in the upper hoist side corner. The palm tree and crown are symbols of the Indian Ocean Territory. The origin ... status. The BIOT flag is similar to the Flag of British Columbia Given that it is impossible for civilians to visit the British Indian Ocean Territory, it is not clear whether the flag is actually ... and air facilities. It appears that the flag is also used by the Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory. ref http flagspot.net flags io.html descr Flags of the World British Indian Ocean Territory . Accessed 28 August 2006 ref The Commissioner is based at the Foreign and Commonwealth ... CIA The World Factbook British Indian Ocean Territory . Accessed 28 August 2006 ref Other images gallery File Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory 1990.svg The flag as used in 1990 File BIOT flag ... Chagossian Chagossian community gallery Notes reflist British dependencies flags Africa topic Flag of title Flags of Africa Union Flag DEFAULTSORT British Indian Ocean Territory, Flag of the Category National flags Category Blue Ensigns Category Culture of the British Indian Ocean Territory Flag Category Flags of British Overseas Territories Indian Ocean Africa flag stub BritishIndianOcean stub ... yo Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory ... practice of flags of British colonies or former colonies. It is understood that the flag, which was granted ... Indiai ce ni Ter let z szlaja ms Bendera Wilayah Lautan Hindi British nl Vlag van het Brits Indische ...   more details



  1. List of birds on stamps of British Indian Ocean Territory

    on stamps British Indian Ocean Territory Category British Indian Ocean Territory related lists Stamps, birds Category Communications in the British Indian Ocean Territory ...   more details



  1. Indian Territory

    Distinguish Indiana Territory About the historical territory in the United States of America Indian Country ... common name Oklahoma native name conventional long name Indian Territory status text nation the United  ... anthem image map okterritory.png image map alt Oklahoma and Indian Territory, 1890s image map caption Oklahoma and Indian Territory, 1890s capital latd latm latNS longd longm longEW area government ... Purchase , Colorado , North Dakota , South Dakota , Montana , Wyoming footnotes The Indian Territory ... were set by the Indian Intercourse Act of 1834. The Indian Territory had its roots in the Kingdom ... east of the Appalachian Mountains . The Indian Reserve 1763 Indian Reserve was reduced under British ... Revolution, many Indian tribe s had long standing relationships with the British, but a less ... sites of Chicago and Detroit to the United States. Image IndianTerritory.jpg left thumb Indian Territory in 1891 The Indian Territory served as the destination for the policy of Indian Removal , a policy ... during the Indian Territory in the American Civil War American Civil War in Indian territory ... June 1865. In time, the Indian Territory was gradually reduced to what is now Oklahoma then, with the organization of Oklahoma Territory in 1890, to just the eastern half of the area. The citizens of Indian .... With Oklahoma statehood in November 1907, Indian Territory was extinguished. Many Indians continue ... that would later become part of Indian territory Nueva Vizcaya, New Spain Nueva Vizcaya , 1562 1821 ... land that would later become part of Indian territory Louisiana New France Louisiane , 1682 1764 and 1803 U.S. territories that encompassed land that would later become part of Indian territory ... land that was previously part of Indian territory Territory of Kansas , 1854 1861 Territory of Nebraska ... part of Indian territory State of Missouri , 1821 Platte Purchase , 1836 State of Kansas , 1861 ... links http www.okgenweb.org itgenweb Twin Territories Oklahoma Territory Indian Territory http digital.library.okstate.edu ...   more details



  1. Indian Ocean

    About the water body the Indian fusion music band Indian Ocean band File Indian Ocean CIA WFB Map.png thumb right 330px The Indian Ocean, not including the Antarctic region. Five oceans pp move indef The Indian ... on the Earth s surface. ref name Rasul cite book first Rasul Bux Rais title The Indian Ocean ... ?id 2pMOAAAAQAAJ&pg PA33&dq Indian Ocean 20 25 ref It is bounded on the north by the Indian ... Rao and Bill Clinton By Anand Mathur Page 138 India occupies the central position in the Indian Ocean ... Politics of the Indian Ocean region the balances of power By Ferenc Albert V li Page 25 ref ref ... By Hussain Page 12 251 INDIA AND THE GEO POLITICS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN 16 33 ref As one component of the interconnected World Ocean global ocean , the Indian Ocean is delineated from the Atlantic Ocean .... ref The northernmost extent of the Indian Ocean is approximately 30th parallel north 30 north in the Persian Gulf . The Indian Ocean has asymmetric ocean circulation Citation needed date June 2009 ... Bibliography cite book last Donald W. Gotthold first Julia J. Gotthold title Indian Ocean Bibliography ... the ocean on the east. Geography File Indian Ocean bathymetry srtm.png thumb 235px Bathymetry Bathymetric map of the Indian Ocean The African, Indian, and Antarctic crustal plate tectonics plates converge in the Indian Ocean at the Rodrigues Triple Point . Their junctures are marked by branches ... OCEAN PLANET HTML oceanography geography Indian.html Indian Ocean Geography , excerpted .... Limits File LakshadweepIsland.jpg thumb The Indian Ocean is bounded by India s Lakshadweep Islands to the north. Main Borders of the oceans Indian Ocean Climate The climate north of the equator is affected ... Sea and the Bay of Bengal . The Indian Ocean is the warmest ocean in the world. Hydrology Among the few large rivers flowing into the Indian Ocean are the Zambezi , Shatt al Arab , Indus River Indus ... of Chicago Press, ISBN 0226776646 page 127 for map of Indian Ocean and text ref it has active spreading ...   more details



  1. British Indian

    Dablink This article is about British people of Indian origin, for other uses see British Indian disambiguation ... British Indians Indian Britons small image div style white space nowrap If you swap out an image ... of India Indian Languages Urdu language Urdu br English Language English small British English ... Christianity Buddhism Bah related British Asian Non resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin Indian Diaspora Demographics of India Indian people Anglo Indians The term British Indian also Indian British or Indian Britons refers to citizens of the United Kingdom whose ancestral roots lie in India ... of British Mixed Race mixed Indian and Other ancestry , making them the single largest Ethnic groups ... subgroup of British Asian s, and are one of the largest Indian communities in the Indian diaspora , largely due to the India United Kingdom relations Indian British relations including historical links ... and still being part of the Commonwealth of Nations . The British Indian community is the Non resident ... right border 1 Year British Indian br Population ref http books.google.co.uk books?id GDMTeC WB0oC ..., most of whom settled down and took local British wives, due to a lack of Indian women in Britain ... and Including Natives of India Early Nineteenth Century British Indian Race Relations in Britain first ... growth in the British Indian community has come from the births of second and third generation Indian ... Health Service . These people were targeted as the British had established medical schools in the Indian ..., large numbers of Indian diaspora in East Africa East African Indians , who already held British ... By the early 21st century, the British Indian community had grown to number over one million. According ... code 41 Indian or Indian British. Indian was one of only five sub categories in the UK census which ..., this is reflected in the British Indian community although there are several ethnic groups that number ... people British Gujaratis are also another large subgroup of the British Indian population and they form ...   more details



  1. Nashoba County, Indian Territory

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Nashoba County was a political subdivision of the Choctaw Nation in the Indian Territory . The county formed part of the nation s Apukshunnubbee District , or Second District, one of three administrative super regions. Nashoba County was established by the Choctaw Nation s Doaksville Constitution of 1860. It ceased to exist on November 16, 1907, along with the Choctaw Nation and the Indian Territory, upon the advent of Oklahoma s statehood. The territory comprising the former county is now included in the Oklahoma counties of Le Flore, McCurtain and Pushmataha. Nashoba is the word for wolf in the Choctaw language , and the county was often referred to as Wolf County. Its county seat was Nashoba Court House. Bordering Nashoba County on its east was the State of Arkansas. To its west was Cedar County, Choctaw Nation Cedar County , and to its north was Wade County. To the south were Bok Tuklo and Eagle counties. The territory formerly belonging to Nashoba County is incorporated primarily into the Oklahoma counties of McCurtain County, Oklahoma McCurtain and Pushmataha County, Oklahoma Pushmataha . References reflist Category Indian Territory Category Choctaw ...   more details



  1. Mayhew, Indian Territory

    Mayhew, Indian Territory , located two miles north of present day Boswell, Oklahoma , was the seat of government of the Pushmataha District of the Choctaw Nation , in the Indian Territory . It was located in Jackson County, Choctaw Nation , the county seat of which was Pigeon Roost, south of present day Boswell. It ceased its functions upon preparation for Oklahoma s statehood in 1907, when the Choctaw Nation s government and political subdivisions were dissolved. History Mayhew was founded in 1836 by Presbyterian missionaries to the Choctaw Indians . They named it for Mayhew Presbyterian Mission in Mississippi. ref George H. Shirk, Oklahoma Place Names , p. 138. ref From here they ministered to the Choctaws, providing schooling, medical aid, and other services. A United States Post Office was established at Mayhew, Indian Territory on February 5, 1845 and operated until September 30, 1902. It then moved two miles south to Boswell, which was then a new townsite along the new railroad, and changed its name to Boswell, Indian Territory. Boswell was named for S.C. Boswell, a local merchant . ref Shirk, Oklahoma Place Names , p. 27. ref Mayhew was visited by a Works Progress Administration field worker in September 1936. At that time she reported the remains of the original site of Mayhew a half mile away from its second and last site were torn down in 1934. The last site of Mayhew still held the steel jailhouse constructed during territorial days to hold the prisoners of the Pushmataha District Third District of the Choctaw Nation. The jailhouse was originally located at the first site of the district court, near the present day Choctaw County community of Sunkist, and was moved to Mayhew in 1903. The Pushmataha District had abandoned the site of its first courthouse after ... References references Category Indian Territory ... of Jennie Selfridge, WPA worker, September 1936. The account appears in the Indian Pioneer Papers ...   more details



  1. Confederate units of Indian Territory

    Confederate Units of Indian Territory consisted of Native Americans from the Five Civilized Tribes &mdash the Cherokee , Chickasaw , Choctaw , Creek people Creek , and Seminole nations. ref Confer, Clarissa. The Cherokee Nation in the Civil War University of Oklahoma Press, 2007 pg.4 ref The 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles were commanded by the highest ranking Native American of the war Brig. Gen. Stand Watie , who also became the last Confederate General to surrender on June 25, 1865. Cherokee Cherokee Nation 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment of Cherokee Mounted Volunteers 2nd Regiment of Cherokee Mounted Volunteers 1st Cherokee Battalion of Partisan Rangers 1st Squadron of Cherokee Mounted Volunteers 2nd Cherokee Artillery 3rd Cherokee Regiment of Volunteer Cavalry Cherokee Regiment Special Services , CSA Cherokee Special Services Battalion Scales Battalion of Cherokee Cavalry Meyer s Battalion of Cherokee Cavalry Cherokee Battalion of Infantry Creek American Indians Creek Nation 1st Battalion Creek Confederate Cavalry 1st Regiment Creek Mounted Volunteers 2nd Regiment Creek Mounted Volunteers Seminole Seminole Nation 1st Battalion Seminole Mounted Volunteers 1st Regiment Seminole Mounted Volunteers Chickasaw Nation 1st Regiment of Chickasaw Infantry 1st Regiment of Chickasaw Cavalry 1st Battalion of Chickasaw Cavalry Shecoe s Chickasaw Battalion of Mounted Volunteers Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Choctaw Nation 1st Choctaw & Chickasaw Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment of Choctaw Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment of Choctaw Cavalry 3rd Regiment of Choctaw Cavalry Deneale s Regiment of Choctaw Warriors Folsom s Battalion of Choctaw Mounted Rifles Capt. John Wilkin s Company of Choctaw Infantry Northwest Frontier Command of Indian Territory Col. Roswell W. Lee , Commanding 1st Osage ... indian territory confederate uni.htm Indian Territory Confederate Uni Bot generated title ref References Reflist See also Indian Territory in the American Civil War Lists ...   more details



  1. Sulphur Springs, Indian Territory

    Sulphur Springs was a Choctaw Indian community formerly existing in the Choctaw Nation of Indian Territory . It was located at the approximate location of present day Rattan, Oklahoma Rattan , in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma . Prior to establishment of a United States Post Office in 1910 with the name Rattan , the area was called Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs, located slightly to the southwest of the present day Rattan crossroads, was county seat of Cedar County, Choctaw Nation Cedar County in the Choctaw Nation. It was established by the Choctaw s Doaksville Constitution of 1860 and, in the manner of most Choctaw county seats, served a part time role as legal and political center. It was never a sizeable Human settlement settlement and boasted almost no mercantile or retail stores . ref Harrison Frazier , Indian Pioneer Papers, Western History Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries Angie Debo, Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic , pp. 151 154. ref County court met on the first Monday of each month and was called Probate Court, even though it was more similar to modern day county court proceedings than a modern probate court . The court met in a large log house , constructed of long, straight logs, serving as both an Indian Methodist church and court house . The Cedar County Court House was torn down by white settlers sometime after the dissolution of the Choctaw Nation as a sovereign entity upon Oklahoma s statehood in 1907. A tree stump said to be preserved from the tree used as a whipping post the preferred form of punishment doled out by the Choctaw Nation judicial system is now held by the Pushmataha County Historical Society in Antlers, Oklahoma . ref Ibid ., Harrison Frazier . ref Sulphur Springs took its name from several sulphur spring hydrosphere springs located in the vicinity. A number of Choctaw families living around the Cedar County Court House ... ., Harrison Frazier . ref References references Category Indian Territory ...   more details



  1. Fort Wayne (Indian Territory)

    otheruses2 Fort Wayne Fort Wayne was established 1839 in Indian Territory by Lt. Col. R.B. Mason of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Regiment 1st Dragoons . Named for Gen. Anthony Wayne Mad Anthony Wayne , it was intended as a link in the great line of forts protecting the American West . The army abandoned the fort in 1842 due to the high incidence of malaria suffered by soldiers assigned there, and turned it over to the Cherokee Nation. At the beginning of the American Civil War Civil War , Stand Watie took over the fort and organized the Cherokee Mounted Rifles. The Union met the Confederates near here in 1862 for the Battle of Old Fort Wayne . The old fort was located in present day Adair County, Oklahoma Adair County , near U.S. Hwy 59 just north of Watts, Oklahoma . An Oklahoma State Historical site marker can be seen alongside the highway. The marker was placed in the 1970s at the request of area residents. Up until this time most residents had no idea the fort had ever existed. Nothing remains of the fort and exact location is not known. Area is located on the Oklahoma Arkansas border just south of present day Siloam Springs, Arkansas . Bibliography Wright, Murial H. George H. Shirk Kenny A. Franks. Mark of Heritage . Oklahoma City Oklahoma Historical Society , 1976. External links http digital.library.okstate.edu encyclopedia entries F FO047.html Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Fort Wayne coord missing Oklahoma Category Adair County, Oklahoma Category Indian Territory Category Pre state history of Oklahoma Category Forts in Oklahoma Wayne Category Oklahoma in the American Civil War ...   more details



  1. Chahta Tamaha, Indian Territory

    name ghost towns ref name cumberland The United Nations of Indian Territory delegates Cherokee , Chickasaw ... of Oklahoma Category Indian Territory Category Ghost towns in Oklahoma Category Bryan County ... March 22, 2009 ref The mission was transferred from the American Indian Mission Association to the Domestic ...   more details



  1. Indian Ocean Gyre

    Image Indian Ocean Gyre.png thumb 250px The Indian Ocean Gyre. The Indian Ocean Gyre , located in the Indian Ocean , is one of the five major oceanic gyre s. clear See also Indian Ocean Ocean current Oceanic gyre External links http oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu index.html Ocean currents Ocean Marine current stub Category Physical oceanography Category Ocean currents Category Indian Ocean mr pt Giro do Oceano ndico zh ...   more details



  1. Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean

    Infobox Anglican Church show name Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean image caption primate Ian Ernest headquarters territory Madagascar , Mauritius and the Seychelles population website Portal Anglicanism The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean is a province Anglican province of the Anglican Communion . It covers the islands of Madagascar , Mauritius and the Seychelles . The current Archbishop , is the Most Reverend Ian Ernest , who is also Bishop of Mauritius . Dioceses Diocese of Antananarivo Antananarivo Diocese of Antsiranana Antsiranana Diocese of Antsiranana Antsiranana Anglican Diocese of Mahajanga Mahajanga Bishop of Mauritius Mauritius Bishop of The Seychelles Seychelles Anglican Diocese of Toamasina Toamasina External links http www.anglicancommunion.org tour province.cfm?ID I1 Anglican Communion website information http justus.anglican.org resources bcp mauritius.html An Order for the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist Un ordre pour la c l bration de la Sainte Eucharistie from the Diocese of Mauritius Anglican Churches DEFAULTSORT Church Of The Province Of The Indian Ocean Category Anglican Communion church bodies Category Members of the World Council of Churches Indian Ocean Category Christian denominations in Asia Category Anglicanism in Asia Anglican stub de Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean ...   more details



  1. Indian Ocean (album)

    unreferenced date July 2009 Infobox Album Name Indian Ocean Type Album Artist Indian Ocean band Indian Ocean Cover Released 1993 Recorded Genre Fusion music Fusion , Rock music Rock , Jazz Length Label HMV Last album This album Indian Ocean br 1993 Next album Desert Rain br 1997 Lower caption Indian Ocean is the debut album from Indian Ocean band Indian Ocean . The band s first album, recorded in just 10 days at HMV s Dumdum studio, Calcutta, in December 92. Shaleen Sharma played the drums on this album. This is the only album in which Shaleen Sharma was present, later when Shaleen Sharma left the band he was replaced by Amit Kilam. Released only on cassette. Recording Engineer for this album was Raja Mukherjee. Cover concept was done by Manas Chakrabarti. The Graphic Design work was done by Navin Shiromani. The Durgapal family gave Indian Ocean all their time, patience and space while Indian Ocean prepared for this recording. Track listing Village Damsel No Comebacks Going To ITO Brisk Lonely Walk Torrent Out of the Blues Melancholic Ecstasy DEFAULTSORT Indian Ocean Album Category 1993 albums Category Indian Ocean albums Category debut albums ...   more details



  1. Indian Ocean raid (1944)

    Indian Ocean Theatre In March 1944, a force of three Imperial Japanese Navy IJN heavy cruiser s raided Allies of World War II Allied shipping in the Indian Ocean . The cruisers departed Japanese territory ... of the British Eastern Fleet , feared that the Japanese would repeat their devastating Indian Ocean ...for the 1942 raid Indian Ocean raid 1942 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Second Indian Ocean raid partof Pacific War image File Aoba Catapult Trial.jpg 300px Japanese heavy cruiser Aoba caption Heavy cruiser Aoba , the raiding force s flagship date 1 16 March 1944 place Indian Ocean coordinates map type latitude longitude map size map caption territory result Japanese victory status combatant1 flagicon ... raids in the Indian Ocean and against Western Australia . ref Odgers 1968 , pp. 134 135 ref In response, the Allies strengthened their naval and air forces in the area by transferring two British light cruiser s from the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean and several United States Navy U.S. Navy warships from the Pacific Ocean Pacific and augmenting their air units in Ceylon ... was taken to indicate that a raiding force had possibly been dispatched into the Indian Ocean ... on 16 March that surface raiders no longer posed a threat to shipping in the Indian Ocean and allowed .... ref name Aoba TROM The Indian Ocean raid was the last operation conducted by Axis surface raiders ... and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. ref name Gill 390 See also Japanese raiders in Indian Ocean Campaign First Indian Ocean raid Notes reflist References cite book last Felton first Mark ... and sank the British Steamboat steamer Behar , with the heavy cruiser Ship Japanese cruiser Tone 1937 ... On the morning of 9 March, they encountered the convert 6100 LT t lk on abbr on British steamer Behar ... risky to sail her back to Japanese territory. ref name RN 184 Behar was the last Allied merchant ship ... was tried by the British in 1947 at Hong Kong and sentenced to death. ref Fuller 1992 , p ...   more details



  1. Indian Ocean Research Group

    Orphan date February 2009 The Indian Ocean Research Group ref a http www.iorgroup.org ref IORG is a social science policy oriented research network focusing on issues of common concern in the Indian Ocean ... and education, an annual Indian Ocean lecture, an Indian Ocean Policy Seminar and a broader publication programme. In 2010, at the Closed Session of the 10th Council of Ministers COM Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation IOR ARC on 5th August , IORG has also got Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation IOR ARC Observer Status. The IORG holds regular meetings around the Indian Ocean, at Chandigarh 2002 , Tehran 2004 , Kuala Lumpur 2006 , and Muscat ... s journal, Indian Ocean Survey , is published twice a year, and is edited by Professor P V Rao. In 2010 group has launched a journal called Journal of the Indian Ocean Region . ref b http www.tandf.co.uk ... on the nature and impact of the human uses of the Indian Ocean Region IOR , with the overall objective ..., Regionalism and Security in the Indian Ocean , New Delhi, South Asian Publishers, 2004 Energy Security and the Indian Ocean Region , New Delhi, South Asian Publishers, 2005 The Security of Sea Lanes of Communication in the Indian Ocean, Kuala Lumpur, Maritime Institute of Malaysia, in press and to be launched later in 2007 Marine Biodiversity and Fisheries in the Indian Ocean Region, in preparation ... Environmental Justice and Security in the Indian Ocean Region, New Jersey, Rutgers University Press, 2008. Fisheries Exploitation in the Indian Ocean Threats and Opportunities ,Singpore,ISEAS Publishing,2009 ... international organizations Category Indian Ocean ..., regionalism, geopolitical orientations of List of island countries and territories in the Indian Ocean Indian Ocean states , energy security , small island states, human and economic development, sea lanes of communication, trade, ocean resources, the environment and environmental security. The IORG ...   more details



  1. Indian Ocean 2001

    Unreferenced date February 2007 Deleted image removed Image indian ocean icsf.jpg right Deletable image caption 1 Sunday, 19 July 2009 Indian Ocean 2001 is a Multimedia presentation of geographical, oceanographic and fisheries related information of 35 countries around the Indian Ocean . It includes full coverage of the Forging Unity Conference on the Indian Ocean in a CD ROM . This CD was later presented to delegates at the end of the conference. The CD contains high quality coverage and a presentation of the highly diverse geographical, oceanographic features and Fisheries related aspects of 35 countries of Indian Ocean in an interactive CD format. In addition, an online coverage of the various presentations in the conference was provided and presented to the delegates at the concluding ceremony of the conference limited to a specific period. The CD ROM was developed by Inapp Information Technologies for International Collective in Support of Fishworkers ICSF in 2001 . Category Multimedia works ...   more details



  1. Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary

    The Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary is an area in the Indian Ocean where the International Whaling Commission IWC has banned all types of commercial whaling. The IWC has at present designated two such sanctuaries, the other being the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary . Repeated proposals at the IWC for a South Atlantic Sanctuary and a South Pacific Sanctuary have never reached the 75 majority needed to pass. History The Indian Ocean Sanctuary was established by the IWC in 1979 after being proposed by the tiny island nation of the Seychelles , in its first meeting as an IWC member, partly in order to protect whales in their breeding grounds. The status of the Whale Sanctuaries is reviewed by the IWC every 10 years, and the Indian Ocean Sanctuary has so far been reviewed and extended three times, in 1989, 1992 and 2002. ref http www.environment.gov.au coasts species cetaceans whale protection sanctuaries.html Whale sanctuaries Bot generated title ref Area The Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary extends south to 55 S latitude with a western boundary of 20 E longitude by Africa and an eastern boundary of 130 E longitude by Australia. To the south it borders the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. References Reflist External links http www.iwcoffice.org conservation sanctuaries.htm IWC page on the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary http web.archive.org web 20060814075644 http www.panda.org about wwf what we do species our solutions policy iwc history iwc successes failures index.cfm WWF Successes and Failures of the IWC via the Internet Archive Category Cetacean research and conservation Category Conservation in India Category Indian Ocean Category Marine sanctuaries Category Whaling ru ...   more details




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