Sea Cow Island

Sea Cow Island, also known as Île Vache Marine, is a round 18 ha island on the Great Chagos Bank atoll of the in the .
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: British Indian Ocean Territory
  • Also known as: “Cow Island”

Sea Cow Island

Latitude
-6.23477° or 6° 14′ 5″ south
Longitude
71.29473° or 71° 17′ 41″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
6J5HQ78V+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 44036776
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
11777532
Wiki­data ID
Q7439865
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Sea Cow Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة سي كاو”
  • Chinese: “海牛岛”
  • Chinese: “海牛島”
  • Croatian: “Otok morskih krava”
  • Dutch: “Sea Cow Island”
  • French: “Île Vache Marine”
  • Japanese: “シー・カウ島”
  • Polish: “Sea Cow Island”
  • Spanish: “Isla Sea Cow”
  • Ukrainian: “Сі Кау (острів)”
  • Ukrainian: “Сі Кау”

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