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Creole is the main spoken language and Catholicism, the dominant religion. Despite having had limited connection with the outside world, it is interesting a fact that the origin of the inhabitants of Agalega has been greatly influenced by the political situation in the world in the nineteenth century; the English reign in Mauritius, the abolition of slavery and the indentured labourers from Asia.
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Pearly white beaches, coconut trees and an azure sea as far as the eye can see adorn two islands shaped like an exclamation mark. The northern island is long and thin, the southern island, across a metre-wide yard channel, short and round.
The two islands are only about 25sq km 9. There are no hotels, no water bungalows, no tourist shops. The islanders mainly live off growing coconuts and catching fish, as they have for generations. Maintenance is handled by state company Outer Island Development Corporation, which provides everything from general supplies to water, electricity and internet. Supplies - anything from cattle to food for the local store - were brought in every three months by the same ship, the MV Trochetia.
Because there were no docking facilities big enough, the Trochetia would drop anchor some distance from the coast and wait for smaller boats to ferry out and unload it. But in late , large bulk carriers began appearing near the tip of the northern island where they would stay for months at a time.
The northern island had a short runway - about metres 0. On April 26, , bulk carrier Glocem set sail from the eastern Indian port of Visakhapatnam, headed southwest. It then went to Seychelles, closer than Mauritius, for 24 hours - the time it would take to refuel - before returning. This time, it stayed for more than days, from late September until April The northern island became home to hundreds of construction workers from India.
They cut down trees, flattened the ground and built semi-permanent housing, including medical facilities that the islanders say are better than theirs. The jetty and port facilities India is constructing are also noteworthy.
A port is being constructed at the north end of the island which now includes accommodation for up to Indian workers and it is assumed that these buildings will be retained and repurposed once construction concludes. The latest images show the original jetty in addition to the considerable port development two longer jetties stretching closer to the deep water. India had also hoped for a similar arrangement in the Seychelles. This was followed by India signing an agreement with Japan which provides India access naval facilities at Djibouti.
Agalega will also facilitate maritime patrols over the Mozambique Channel — now a popular passage for large commercial ships, particularly oil tankers. The island will presumably also provide a useful location for communications and electronic intelligence facilities.
India has long had a close security relationship with Mauritius, anchoring its prominent role in the south-west Indian Ocean. The relationship is bolstered by ethnic ties and a shared Hindu religion with many Mauritians. Indian officials also occupying some key security positions in the Mauritian government, including the roles of National Security Advisor and head of the Mauritius Coast Guard.
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