Port Charles
On 16 February 2026, four British Chagossians landed on Île du Coin, Chagos Islands, to establish a permanent settlement, without seeking prior U.K. government permission.- Type: Dwelling
- Description: capital of the unrecognized Chagossian Government
- Also known as: “Port Charles, British Indian Ocean Territory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Île du Coin.
Île du Coin
Island
Île du Coin, also known as Coin Island, is an inhabited island in the atoll of Peros Banhos in the Chagos Archipelago. Île du Coin is the largest and most important island in Peros Banhos, with a length of 1.65 nautical miles and an area of 127.5 hectares with a maximum height of about 2 metres.
Port Charles
- Categories: human settlement, locality, residential building, and building
- Location: British Indian Ocean Territory, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-5.45265° or 5° 27′ 10″ southLongitude
71.76624° or 71° 45′ 58″ eastNamed after
Charles IIIOpen location code
6J6HGQW8+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 13591209828OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwellingWikidata ID
Q139502816
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In Other Languages
“Port Charles” goes by many names.
- “Perch Settlement”
- “Port Charles”
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