British Indian Ocean Territory

Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in British Indian Ocean Territory • DIEGO GARCIA NAF

Official name: British Indian Ocean Territory Capital: Area: total: 60 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago water: 0 sq km land: 60 sq km Climate: tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds Location: archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia Geographic coordinates: 6 00 S, 71 30 E Comparative Area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 698 km Terrain: flat and low (most areas do not exceed four meters in elevation) Elevation extremes: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 m

Map of British Indian Ocean Territory