Peros Banhos is a group of thirty-five main islands in the Chagos Archipelago of the British Indian Ocean Territory, forming a circular coral reef. They were discovered in 1513 by Alfonso d'Albuquerque. Map of the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory) The Chagos Archipelago is a group of six atolls with more than 600 individual tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, that lies about 500 km (300 miles) due south of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, and 1600 km (1000 miles... Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef. ... Events January 20 - Christian II becomes King of Denmark and Norway. ... Afonso de Albuquerque Afonso de Albuquerque, Afonso dAlbuquerque or Alfonso de Albuquerque (1453 - December 16, 1515) was a noted Portuguese naval general whose activities helped establish the Portuguese colonial empire in India. ...
The most important island in the group is Ile du Coin home to the main port, and since 1756 home to a population of up to 500 people. In 1970, the entire population of the group was expelled by the British Government to live in Mauritius. More recently, the islands have been investigated as a possible location for resettlement, although access is currently prohibited. Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Other islands in the group include Grande Soeur, Ile Diamant, Ile Poule, Ile Pierre and Ile Yeye.
We sailed into the North Pass at PerosBanhosAtoll about noon on February 6th, and it was like coming home.
This year there was an average of about 24 yachts in Peros up until the end of April when it had dwindled to 18.
(The northern and eastern half of PerosBanhos is a strict Nature Reserve, and yachts are not allowed to anchor there.) By contrast, the BIOT officials reported there were 51 yachts over at Salomon Atoll at the end of April.
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