CHAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST
Peak of Limuria, The Story of Diego Garcia and the Chagos Archipelago by Richard Edis has been revised and republished by the Chagos Conservation Trust in July, 2004.
Diego Garcia, in the Chagos Archipelago, forms part of one of Britain's few remaining overseas territories. It has had a colourful history. The island is one of the remnants of the lost continent of Limuria; discovered by the Portugese in the sixteenth century; disputed by the British and French in the eighteenth century; and for nearly two hundred years the site of a vibrant plantation society. The island has in recent years been transformed into an important military base, which played a critical role in the conflicts with Afghanistan (2002) and Iraq (1991 and 2003). But the island is also a place of great natural interest and beauty. Although they have not escaped the impact of global warming, Diego Garcia and the Archipelago remain of great ecological significance as one of the last unspoilt reef formations in the world and as a breeding ground for threatened species of marine turtles.
