From Biot, take the D704(route d'Antibes) and follow signposts.
It is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory[Biot] and is positioned at 72°23' east longitude.
There are two transnational
political issues which affect Diego Garcia and the Biot, through the British government.
First, the island
nation of Mauritius claims the Chagos Archipelago(which is coterminous with the Biot), including Diego Garcia.
Of major concern to the Biot Government is the relationship with the US military forces
resident on Diego Garcia.
Of major concern to the Biot administration is the relationship with the United States
military forces resident on Diego Garcia.
Of major concern to the Biot administration is the relationship with the United States mili-
tary forces resident on Diego Garcia.
A subsidiary issue is the Mauritian opposition to the 1
April 2010 UK Government's declaration that the Biot is a Marine Protected Area with fishing
and extractive industry(including oil and gas exploration) prohibited.[28].
In 1971, the Biot Commissioner ordered the extermination of feral dogs
following the departure of the last plantation workers, and the program continued through 1975, when the last feral dog was observed and shot.
To accomplish the UK-USA mutual defence strategy, in November 1965, the UK purchased the Chagos Archipelago, which includes Diego Garcia, from the then self-governing colony of Mauritius for £3 million to
create the British Indian Ocean Territory(Biot), with the intent of ultimately closing the plantations
to provide the uninhabited British territory from which the United States would conduct its military activities in the region.