Nazareth Bank

Nazareth Bank
Submerged bank
Nazareth Bank is located in Indian Ocean
Nazareth Bank
Nazareth Bank (Indian Ocean)
Nazareth Bank and the Saya de Malha Bank on a 1794 Samuel Dunn map section
Nazareth Bank and the Saya de Malha Bank on a 1794 Samuel Dunn map section
Map
CountryMauritius
Area
 • Total7,625 - 26,000 km2 (−2,414 sq mi)

Nazareth Bank is a large submerged bank in the Indian Ocean.

Geography

It lies about 1,040 km east of northern Madagascar and 280 km south of the Saya de Malha Bank. The closest land is Cargados Carajos shoals, a small and remote dependency of Mauritius located 140 km to the southwest. The Nazareth Bank is part of the vast undersea Mascarene Plateau[1] and of the Reunion hotspot track.[2]

The center of the bank is at 14°30′0.0″S 60°40′0.0″E / 14.500000°S 60.666667°E / -14.500000; 60.666667. Its extent is about 176 km north–south and up to 87 km east–west, with a surface of about 11,000 km2.[3] This undersea bank is administered by Mauritius. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mascarene Plateau, Western Indian Ocean
  2. ^ Geochronology of Basement Rocks from the Mascarene Plateau, the Chagos Bank and the Maldives Ridge
  3. ^ Sources cite area figures between 7,625 and 26,000 km2
  4. ^ Garden Ridge State Bank Information
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