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==Battle of Earth==
==Battle of Earth==
The [[UNSC]] base on the island launched the first counterattacks against the [[Covenant]] when they invaded [[New Mombasa]] in Kenya, Africa in [[2552]] during [[Battle of Earth]]. Among the units to respond was the [[77th Marine Regiment]] and the [[405th]] UNSC Marine Corps Unit. Later in the battle, a Covenant capital ship was sent in to destroy the base. <ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'''</ref>. It is unknown whether it succeeded in doing so.
The [[UNSC]] base on the island launched the first counterattacks against the [[Covenant]] when they invaded [[New Mombasa]] in Kenya, Africa in [[2552]] during [[Battle of Earth]]. Among the units to respond was the [[77th Marine Regiment]] and the [[405th]] UNSC Marine Corps Unit. Later in the battle, a Covenant capital ship was sent in to destroy the base. <ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'''</ref>. It is unknown whether it succeeded in doing so.
==Trivia==
*Diego Garcia is the main Island of a group of British islands (about 60) called the Chagos Archipelago.
*On November 30, 1983, a magnitude 7 earthquake 34 miles south of the island caused a small tsunami.
*The Island is prone to cyclones and typhoons.


==Sources==
==Sources==