Time in British Indian Ocean Territory (Asia)
What is the Current Local Time in British Indian Ocean Territory Now?
The Analog Clock above displays the Current Local Time in the British Indian
Ocean Territory now. The Zone Time of British Indian Ocean Territory is UTC+6:00
hours IOT or Indian Chagos Time. The British Indian Ocean Territory or BIOT in
short does not maintain Daylight Saving Time or DST and hence the time in
British Indian Ocean Territory is maintained at UTC+6:00 hours IOT throughout
the year. The Capital of British Indian Ocean Territory is Camp Justice which
also is also the largest settlement located in 07o18'S 72o24'E.
The largest Island in British Indian Ocean Territory is Diego Garcia which is 44
swuare kilometer in size which at this time is a joint military facility of the
UK and US.
Facts - British Indian Ocean Territory
Did you know that British Indian Ocean Territory is only one of the two
territorries of Britain in which traffic drives on the right? The other one is
Gibraltar.
About British Indian Ocean Territory
The British Indian Ocean Territory at this time is an archipelago of 55
islands which were annexed by Britain in 1965 under the Treaty of Paris from a
much bigger archipelago which in the year 1804 from the original 2300
independent islands. It is equidistant from Africa and Indonesia and is about
1600 kilometers south west of the peninsular India. The original inhabitants of
British Indian Ocean Territory at this time probably have all moved to Mauritius
and Seychelles because at this time the British Indian Ocean Territory is all
military installation.