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Close to Africa/ME: Maldives, Seychelles, Comoros, Mayotte Close to SE Asia: Cocos and Christmas Island That's the whole point of Diego Garcia: It's not "clo

Close to Africa/ME: Maldives, Seychelles, Comoros, Mayotte Close to SE Asia: Cocos and Christmas Island That's the whole point of Diego Garcia: It's not "close to" anywhere, and it's nearly in the middle of a bunch of places. That's what give it its strategic importance.

ethbr1 2y ago
The Maldives are only ~400mi N of Diego Garcia.
- vel0city 2y ago
  So its 400mi away from another set of tiny islands which themselves are hundreds of miles from the mainland. I'd still argue that's pretty much "not close to anywhere."