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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
| Official name: | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| 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: | Southern Asia, archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 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
