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 south-west of the Chagos Archipelago.- Type: Islet
- Description: coral island on the Chagos Archipelago
- Also known as: “North Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Middle Island.
Middle Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.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″ south
Longitude
71.5034° or 71° 30′ 12″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
6J5HVG73+69
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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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