British Indian Ocean Territory Geographic coordinates

British Indian Ocean Territory is located at latitude -6.343194 and longitude 71.876519. It is part of Asia and the southern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

-6.343194, 71.876519

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

6.3432° S 71.8765° E

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°20'35.5'' S 71°52.591' E

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of British Indian Ocean Territory have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of British Indian Ocean Territory with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of British Indian Ocean Territory

There are many systems and formats to represent geographic coordinates. The following table matches the equivalence between the most common formats:

System Latitude Longitude
Simple decimal standard -6.343194 71.876519
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.3432° S 71.8765° E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°20.592' S 71°52.591' E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°20'35.5'' S 71°52'35.5'' E