South 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 in British Indian Ocean Territory
- Also known as: “South Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Middle Island.
Middle Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.South Brother
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: British Indian Ocean Territory, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-6.1715° or 6° 10′ 17″ south
Longitude
71.54039° or 71° 32′ 25″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6J5HRGHR+95
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“South Brother” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “南兄弟岛”
- French: “Île du Sud”
- German: “Südinsel”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Suþ Broþor”
- Spanish: “Isla del Sur”
- Spanish: “Isla Hermano del Sur”
- “South Brother”
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