A Scottish botanist blessed with a strong and supportive wife, Kirk was the British representative on the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar from 1866 to 1886.

柯克是苏格兰植物学家，有福气地取了一个坚定不移地支持他工作的妻子。 从1866年到1886年，柯克是英国驻印度洋桑给巴尔岛上的代表。

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An island of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean north of Zanzibar. In the 'th and 7th centuries the Portuguese occupied the island, which passed under British control in 890.

坦桑尼亚一岛屿，位于桑给巴尔北部的印度洋上。葡萄牙人于'和7世纪占据该岛，890年转由英国控制。

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Once one of the jewels in the crown of the British Empire, the tropical teardrop island of Sri Lanka lies in the Indian Ocean and provides a 1 vibrant destination of colour and contrast.

斯里兰卡位于印度洋，这个地处热带，形如泪滴的岛屿一度曾是大英帝国皇冠上的一颗明珠。如今，它是一个色彩斑斓、丰富多采、充满生机的旅游胜地。

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The 31-year-old claims he was handcuffed and hooded,and put on a so-called rendition flight to Egypt that he and others believe refueled for 30 minutes on the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.

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In December 2001, a B-1 crashed while returning from a bombing run over Afghanistan to a British base on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia.

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Britain has also helped with air-to-air refuelling, thus extending the effective range of America's carrier-based bombers, and agreed to the use of Diego Garcia, a British island in the Indian Ocean, as a base for heavy bombers.

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He believes he was rendered from Bangkok to Libya by the CIA and the flight refuelled on the island of Diego Garcia, the British overseas territory in the Indian Ocean.

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