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 central western rim of the Great Chagos Bank in the Chagos Archipelago.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
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 3 km northwest of South Brother.
South Brother
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: British Indian Ocean Territory, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
-6.1715° or 6° 10′ 17″ southLongitude
71.54039° or 71° 32′ 25″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
6J5HRGHR+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 44035839OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
11777527Wikidata ID
Q7566436
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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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