Île Yeye

Île Yeye is located on the eastern side of the Peros Banhos atoll.

Île Yeye is an island of the Peros Banhos atoll in the Chagos Archipelago of the British Indian Ocean Territory.[1] It is the island of the Chagos that is closest to the Maldives.[2]

The island is located within the Peros Banhos Atoll Strict Nature Reserve.

References

  1. GEOnet Names Server (GNS)
  2. Xavier Romero-Frias (1999). The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona. ISBN 84-7254-801-5.

Coordinates: 05°14′34″S 071°57′44″E / 5.24278°S 71.96222°E / -5.24278; 71.96222


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