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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

Map of British Indian Ocean Territory

 

 


 

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