Chagos Islands
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Entity:
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Chagos Islands
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Main prefix:
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VQ9
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Prefixes logged: |
VQ9 |
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Time zone:
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UTC + 6 hours
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Continent:
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Africa
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ITU zone:
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41
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CQ zone:
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39
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Islands on the Air (IOTA) Groups: |
AF006 Diego Garcia Island Group, AF041 Egmont Group, AF058 Salomon Group. |
| QSL Bureau (non IARU member) |
Diego Garcia Amateur Radio Club
c/o Morale, Welfare & Recreation
PSC 466, Box 15, FPO, AP 96595-0015, USA
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Geographic
coordinates: |
6° 00' S, 71° 30' E
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Internet
country code: |
.io
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Independence:
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none (part of UK)
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Dependency
status: |
overseas territory of the UK, administered by a
commissioner, resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London
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