Île Yeye is an island of the Peros Banhos atoll in the Chagos Archipelago of the British Indian Ocean Territory.[1] It is the island of the Chagos that is closest to the Maldives.[2]

Île Yeye is located on the eastern side of the Peros Banhos atoll.

The island is located within the Peros Banhos Atoll Strict Nature Reserve.

References edit

  1. ^ GEOnet Names Server (GNS)
  2. ^ Xavier Romero-Frias (1999). The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona. ISBN 84-7254-801-5.

05°14′34″S 71°57′44″E / 5.24278°S 71.96222°E / -5.24278; 71.96222