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The false widow species is said to originate from Madeira and the Canary Islands and was first seen in southern England in 1879.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Britain kept control of the Chagos Islands after Mauritius gained independence in the 1960s.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Many of the vessels that cross the strait fly common shipping flags such as those of Panama, the Marshall Islands, and Malta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The Chagos Islands - officially known as the British Indian Ocean Territory - are located in the Indian Ocean and Britain has controlled them since the early 19th Century.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

It is easy to trace how the differing environments of the Chatham Islands and of New Zealand molded the Moriori and the Maori differently.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond