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British Indian Ocean TerritoryGeography
| CIA World Factbook 2005 Dictionary |  Download this dictionary |
British Indian Ocean Territory: Geography
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Location: | archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia |
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Geographic coordinates: |
6 00 S, 71 30 E |
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Map references: |
Political Map of the World |
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Area: |
total: 60 sq km
land: 60 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago |
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Area - comparative: |
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries: |
0 km |
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Coastline: |
698 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
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Climate: |
tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds |
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Terrain: |
flat and low (most areas do not exceed four meters in elevation) |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 m |
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Natural resources: |
coconuts, fish, sugarcane |
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Land use: |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
0 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
NA |
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Environment - current issues: |
NA |
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Geography - note: |
archipelago of 2,300 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility |
More about British Indian Ocean Territory:
The World Factbook 2005, by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
| British Indian Ocean TerritoryGeography in English
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