Geography Of British Indian Ocean Territory

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
Map references	political_world
Area	total: 60 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago water: 0 sq km land: 60 sq km
Area comparative	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	698 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 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% other: 100% (2001)
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	NA
Environment - current issues	NA
Environment - international agreements
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

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