diff --git a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
index 0acfdd963f..e87a84a777 100644
--- a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
+++ b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
    now be used, currently being v7.2.6.
    (:pull:`5901`)
 
+#. `@trexfeathers`_ updated the :mod:`iris.experimental.geovista`
+   documentation's use of :class:`geovista.geodesic.BBox`
+   to be compatible with GeoVista v0.5, as well as previous versions.
+   (:pull:`6064`)
+
 
 📚 Documentation
 ================
diff --git a/lib/iris/experimental/geovista.py b/lib/iris/experimental/geovista.py
index b659f9e1dc..206f2a8c97 100644
--- a/lib/iris/experimental/geovista.py
+++ b/lib/iris/experimental/geovista.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def extract_unstructured_region(cube, polydata, region, **kwargs):
     The parameters of :func:`extract_unstructured_region` have been designed with
     flexibility and reuse in mind. This is demonstrated below.
 
-    >>> from geovista import BBox
+    >>> from geovista.geodesic import BBox
     >>> from iris.experimental.geovista import cube_to_polydata, extract_unstructured_region
     >>> print(cube_w_mesh.shape)
     (72, 96)