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British Indian Ocean Territory |
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ara | إقليم المحيط الهندي البريطاني |
ces | Britské indickooceánské území |
cym | Tiriogaeth Brydeinig Cefnfor India |
deu | Britisches Territorium im Indischen Ozean |
est | Briti India ookeani ala |
fin | Brittiläinen Intian valtameren alue |
hrv | Britanski Indijskooceanski teritorij |
hun | Brit Indiai-óceáni Terület |
nld | Britse Gebieden in de Indische Oceaan |
per | قلمرو بریتانیا در اقیانوس هند |
pol | Brytyjskie Terytorium Oceanu Indyjskiego |
por | Território Britânico do Oceano Índico |
rus | Британская территория в Индийском океане |
slk | Britské indickooceánske územie |
spa | Territorio Británico del Océano Índico |
swe | Brittiska territoriet i Indiska Oceanen |
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Capital: |
Diego Garcia |
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Region: |
Africa |
Subregion: |
Eastern Africa |
Area: |
60 |
Population size: (2025-06-20 01:22) |
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CallingCode: |
+246 |
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N/A
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IOT |
A country, state, region... (1) |
Dependent political entity (PCLD)
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Stream, lake... (30) |
Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 4 | Bank(s) (BNK)
(An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation) | 8 | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 6 | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 5 | Channel (CHN)
(The deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows) | 5 | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 2 | |
City, village... (5) |
Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 3 | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 2 | |
Spot, building, farm (4) |
Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 1 | Airbase (AIRB)
(An area used to store supplies, provide barracks for air force personnel, hangars and runways for aircraft, and from which operations are initiated) | 1 | Pier (PIER)
(A structure built out into navigable water on piles providing berthing for ships and recreation) | 1 | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 1 | |
Mountain, hill, rock... (79) |
Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 4 | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 60 | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 11 | Atoll(s) (ATOL)
(A ring-shaped coral reef which has closely spaced islands on it encircling a lagoon) | 3 | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 1 | |