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	The islands are part of the [[Chagos Archipelago]], which comprises 55 islands across five coral atolls in the [[Indian Ocean]]. While small settlements came up in the 18th century, it was permanently occupied by the [[British Empire\|British]] after the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. The coconut plantations were leased and sold to [[Mauritian]] and [[Seychellois]] settlers to produce oil. In the 20th century, the archipelago was detached when Mauritius was granted independence in the 1960s, and is subject to a sovereignty dispute between Mauritius and the United Kingdom since then.<ref>{{~~cite~~ \|url=https://oxfordre.com/asianhistory/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277727-e-739?d=%2F10.1093%2Facrefore%2F9780190277727.001.0001%2Facrefore-9780190277727-e-739&p=emailAOo6QROACsun2&utm\|title=The Chagos Archipelago\|author=Marina Carter\|doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.013.739\|work=Asian History\|date=22 November 2022\|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite report\|url=https://bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristol.ac.uk/dist/b/222/files/2015/10/dunne.pdf\|title=Marine Governance in Chagos\|author=Richard Dunne\|date=25 September 2015\|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>		The islands are part of the [[Chagos Archipelago]], which comprises 55 islands across five coral atolls in the [[Indian Ocean]]. While small settlements came up in the 18th century, it was permanently occupied by the [[British Empire\|British]] after the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. The coconut plantations were leased and sold to [[Mauritian]] and [[Seychellois]] settlers to produce oil. In the 20th century, the archipelago was detached when Mauritius was granted independence in the 1960s, and is subject to a sovereignty dispute between Mauritius and the United Kingdom since then.<ref>{{citation \|url=https://oxfordre.com/asianhistory/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277727-e-739?d=%2F10.1093%2Facrefore%2F9780190277727.001.0001%2Facrefore-9780190277727-e-739&p=emailAOo6QROACsun2&utm\|title=The Chagos Archipelago\|author=Marina Carter\|doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.013.739\|work=Asian History\|date=22 November 2022\|access-date=1 May 2025\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite report\|url=https://bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristol.ac.uk/dist/b/222/files/2015/10/dunne.pdf\|title=Marine Governance in Chagos\|author=Richard Dunne\|date=25 September 2015\|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

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	The islands are part of the [[Chagos Archipelago]], ~~that~~ comprises of 55 islands across five coral atolls in the [[Indian Ocean]]. While small settlements came up in the 18th century, it was permanently occupied by the [[British Empire\|British]] after the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. The coconut plantations were leased and sold to [[Mauritian]] and [[Seychellois]] settlers to produce oil. In the 20th century, the archipelago was detached when Mauritius was granted independence in the 1960s, and is subject to a sovereignty dispute between Mauritius and the United Kingdom since then.<ref>{{cite \|url=https://oxfordre.com/asianhistory/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277727-e-739?d=%2F10.1093%2Facrefore%2F9780190277727.001.0001%2Facrefore-9780190277727-e-739&p=emailAOo6QROACsun2&utm\|title=The Chagos Archipelago\|author=Marina Carter\|doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.013.739\|work=Asian History\|date=22 November 2022\|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite report\|url=https://bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristol.ac.uk/dist/b/222/files/2015/10/dunne.pdf\|title=Marine Governance in Chagos\|author=Richard Dunne\|date=25 September 2015\|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>		The islands are part of the [[Chagos Archipelago]], which comprises 55 islands across five coral atolls in the [[Indian Ocean]]. While small settlements came up in the 18th century, it was permanently occupied by the [[British Empire\|British]] after the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. The coconut plantations were leased and sold to [[Mauritian]] and [[Seychellois]] settlers to produce oil. In the 20th century, the archipelago was detached when Mauritius was granted independence in the 1960s, and is subject to a sovereignty dispute between Mauritius and the United Kingdom since then.<ref>{{cite \|url=https://oxfordre.com/asianhistory/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277727-e-739?d=%2F10.1093%2Facrefore%2F9780190277727.001.0001%2Facrefore-9780190277727-e-739&p=emailAOo6QROACsun2&utm\|title=The Chagos Archipelago\|author=Marina Carter\|doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.013.739\|work=Asian History\|date=22 November 2022\|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite report\|url=https://bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristol.ac.uk/dist/b/222/files/2015/10/dunne.pdf\|title=Marine Governance in Chagos\|author=Richard Dunne\|date=25 September 2015\|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Three small coral islands on the Great Chagos Bank}}
[[File:Seabirds nesting on South Brother island in the Chagos Archipelago.jpg|thumb|[[Sooty terns]] nesting in South Brother Island]]
The '''Three Brothers''' are a group of three small uninhabited [[coral island]]s in the [[British Indian Ocean Territory]]. It is located along the central western rim of the [[Great Chagos Bank]] in the [[Chagos Archipelago]]. The islands are part of the [[Chagos Marine Protected Area]] since 1998 and support large nesting colonies for seabirds such as [[sooty terns]], [[Noddy (tern)|noddies]], and [[shearwaters]].

== History ==
The islands are part of the [[Chagos Archipelago]], that comprises of 55 islands across five coral atolls in the [[Indian Ocean]]. While small settlements came up in the 18th century, it was permanently occupied by the [[British Empire|British]] after the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. The coconut plantations were leased and sold to [[Mauritian]] and [[Seychellois]] settlers to produce oil. In the 20th century, the archipelago was detached when Mauritius was granted independence in the 1960s, and is subject to a sovereignty dispute between Mauritius and the United Kingdom since then.<ref>{{cite |url=https://oxfordre.com/asianhistory/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277727-e-739?d=%2F10.1093%2Facrefore%2F9780190277727.001.0001%2Facrefore-9780190277727-e-739&p=emailAOo6QROACsun2&utm|title=The Chagos Archipelago|author=Marina Carter|doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.013.739|work=Asian History|date=22 November 2022|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=https://bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristol.ac.uk/dist/b/222/files/2015/10/dunne.pdf|title=Marine Governance in Chagos|author=Richard Dunne|date=25 September 2015|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Three Brothers are a group of three small uninhabited [[coral island]]s in the [[Chagos Archipelago]] of the [[British Indian Ocean Territory]]. It is located along the central western rim of the [[Great Chagos Bank]], which is the world's largest coral [[atoll]] structure. The islands are low-lying atolls surrounding lagoons, with restricted access and special permits required to visit the islands.<ref name="Info">{{cite web|url=https://chagossianvoices.org/the-chagos-archipelago/?|title=Chagos archipelago|work=Chagossian Voices|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> The islands are part of the {{cvt|640,000|km2}} [[Chagos Marine Protected Area]] since 1998.<ref name="Info"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/127426/html|title=Written evidence submitted by Richard Dunne (CHA0003)|work=[[Parliament of UK]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> It is covered by patches of [[hardwood]] forests.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.zianet.com/tedmorris/dg/BIOTconservation.pdf|title=British Indian Ocean Territory|work=Ted Morris|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>

== Biodiversity ==
The shallow [[coral reefs]] and sea plains around the islands support various species of aquatic animals.<ref name="Info"/> The islands serve as important birding sites, and support large nesting colonies for seabirds such as [[Brown noddy|brown noddies]], [[Lesser noddy|lesser noddies]], [[sooty terns]] and [[tropical shearwater]]s.<ref name="Bio"/>

In 1975 during the [[Joint Services]] Expedition to [[Danger Island, Great Chagos Bank|Danger Island]], the expedition members were taken by [[RFA Resurgent]] to [[Eagle Islands]], then by [[ketch]] and inflatable craft to Danger Island, and then to Three Brothers. The expedition made a topographical survey of the coral reefs, an ecological survey of the Pangus corals on it, and a study on the metabolism of the reef.<ref>{{cite book|author=Baldwin EA|year=1975|title=A report on the Joint Services Expedition to Danger Island in the central Indian Ocean, December 1974 to April 1975|publisher=Ministry of Defence Publication, London}}</ref> A reference collection of samples of the flora and fauna of the area was also undertaken.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/historical-marine-collections/nhm-collections/coral/index.html|title=Chagos Islands coral collections|work=Government of United Kingdom|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna36139130 World's largest marine reserve created]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120328124105/http://www.reefnewmedia.co.uk/cmt_chagos/uploads/PDF/Science/bibliography.pdf Chagos research papers and books]
*[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222930110039161?journalCode=tnah20 Opisthobranch molluscs from the Chagos Archipelago, Central Indian Ocean]
{{Coord|06|09|S|71|31|E|name=Three Brothers|display=title|region:GB_type:isle}}

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[[Category:Chagos Archipelago]]
[[Category:Nature reserves]]
[[Category:Uninhabited islands of the British Indian Ocean Territory]]
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of the British Indian Ocean Territory]]