North Brother
The Three Brothers are a group of three small uninhabited coral islands in the British Indian Ocean Territory. It is located along the central western rim of the Great Chagos Bank in the Chagos Archipelago.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: coral island on the Chagos Archipelago
- Also known as: “North Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Middle Island.
Middle Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Three Brothers are a group of three small uninhabited coral islands in the British Indian Ocean Territory. It is located along the central western rim of the Great Chagos Bank in the Chagos Archipelago. Middle Island is situated 2½ km southeast of North Brother.
North Brother
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: British Indian Ocean Territory, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
-6.13698° or 6° 8′ 13″ southLongitude
71.5034° or 71° 30′ 12″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
6J5HVG73+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 44035837OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
11777525Wikidata ID
Q7054308
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“North Brother” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北兄弟岛”
- French: “Île du Nord”
- German: “Nordinsel”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Norþ Broþor”
- Spanish: “Isla del Norte”
- Spanish: “Isla Hermano del Norte”
- “North Brother”
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