Peros Banhos is an atoll in the Chagos Archipelago, uninhabited from the 1971 expulsion of the Chagossians until a group of four returned in 2026 to settle on the Ile du Coin. Ile Yeye, at the atoll's northeastern corner, is the part of the Chagos Archipelago closest to the Maldives. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
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Peros Banhos,Peros Banhos Island -5.332494 71.8502 British Indian Ocean Territory, atoll(s)
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Peros Banhos, Pedro dos Banhos or Baixos de Pêro dos Banhos in old maps, is an inhabited atoll in the Chagos Archipelago.
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Yachtsmen are advised not to even anchor within the limits of the Peros Banhos Atoll Strict Nature Reserve.
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