evidence: Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago Tropical Moist Forests [...] The Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago ecoregion represents three island groups along a submarine mountain range known as the Chagos-Laccadive Plateau in the western Indian Ocean. Together, this archipelago represents the most extensive coral reef and atoll community in the Indian Ocean, and the largest atoll system in the world. [...] Citations 1. MEE. 2015. National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2016-2025, Maldives: Ministry of Environment and Energy. Pp 115 2. Carr, P., Hillman, J.C., Seaward, M.R., Vogt, S. and Sheppard, C.R., 2013. Coral Islands of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago). In Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (pp. 271-282). Springer Netherlands.