Ganges Bank

Ganges Bank is located in Indian Ocean
Ganges Bank
Ganges Bank
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Location of Ganges Bank in the Indian Ocean

Ganges Bank is a wholly submerged atoll structure in the Southwest of the Chagos Archipelago. It is about 7 by 5 km in size, yielding an area of about 30 km2.[1] The closest land is the Egmont Atoll located 87 km (54 mi) to the NNE.

References

  1. ^ British Admiralty nautical chart 11000030 - 3 Chagos Archipelago, Scale 1:360 000

External links

  • Indian Ocean Pilot
  • Pub.171 Sailing Directions E. Africa and S. Indian Ocean

07°23′S 70°58′E / 7.383°S 70.967°E / -7.383; 70.967 (Ganges Bank)

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Atolls of the Chagos Archipelago
Atolls with land area
  • Blenheim Reef
  • Diego Garcia
  • Egmont Islands
  • Great Chagos Bank
  • Peros Banhos
  • Salomon Islands
  • Speakers Bank
Totally submerged


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