Cauvin Bank

Cauvin Bank

Location of Cauvin Bank in the Indian Ocean

Cauvin Bank is a wholly submerged atoll structure in the Southern Part Chagos Archipelago at 6°49′S 72°22′E / 6.817°S 72.367°E / -6.817; 72.367Coordinates: 6°49′S 72°22′E / 6.817°S 72.367°E / -6.817; 72.367, just about 7 km (4 mi) South of the Southeastern corner of the rim of the Great Chagos Bank. It is roughly circular in shape, with a diameter of 4 km (2 mi), and an area of about 12 km² (5 sq mi). There are least depths between 9 to 11 m (30 to 36 ft) in the Northern part of the reef. The closest land is the northernmost part of Diego Garcia atoll, Middle Island, 41 km (25 mi) to the South.

External links

Indian Ocean Pilot (download PDF)

Atolls of the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory)

List of islands in Chagos Archipelago

Atolls with land area	Blenheim Reef Diego Garcia Egmont Islands Great Chagos Bank Peros Banhos Salomon Islands Speakers Bank

Totally submerged	Benares Shoals Cauvin Bank Centurion Bank Colvocoresses Reef Ganges Bank Owen Bank Pitt Bank Victory Bank Wight Bank

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