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Short facts about the geography of British Indian Ocean Territory
| 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 |
| Area: |
total: 60 sq km
land: 60 sq km
water: 0 sq
km
note: includes the entire Chagos
Archipelago |
| Area -
comparative: |
about 0.3 times the size of Washington,
DC |
| Maritime
claims: |
exclusive fishing
zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 3
NM |
| Climate: |
tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated
by trade winds |
| 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 |
| Natural
resources: |
coconuts, fish,
sugarcane |
| Land
use: |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland: NA%
other:
NA% |
| Irrigated
land: |
0 sq km
(1993) |
| Environment
- current issues: |
NA |
| 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 | Source: World Factbook |
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