British Indian Ocean Territory Geographic coordinates

British Indian Ocean Territory is in Asia, at latitude -6.343194 and longitude 71.876519. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres.

Flag of British Indian Ocean Territory Asia Southern · Eastern 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°52'35.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

42M 818269 9297975

Plus Code Open Location Code

6J5HMV4G+PJ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

mwg5gt6bh

Latitude and longitude of British Indian Ocean Territory

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

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6.3432° S 71.8765° E
Land of British Indian Ocean Territory Central point (centroid) of British Indian Ocean Territory Main cities

Geographic facts about British Indian Ocean Territory

Distance to the equator 705 km (438 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 7,935 km (4,931 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,712 km (6,656 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,302 km (5,780 mi)
Area of British Indian Ocean Territory 60 km² (23 mi²)
British Indian Ocean Territory Population 4,000

Distances calculated from the central point of British Indian Ocean Territory.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of British Indian Ocean Territory

Downtown Latitude -7.26229 Longitude 72.37676 Seabreeze village Latitude -7.28749 Longitude 72.38089

About geographic coordinates

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.

Besides latitude and longitude, there are other systems to express a location: UTM coordinates divide the world into 60 zones and express positions in meters; the Plus Code is an open short code used by Google Maps; and the geohash is a compact format widely used in software applications.

All formats correspond to the same reference point: the approximate geographic center of British Indian Ocean Territory, a representative point within the country's territory.

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