Cauvin Bank
Cauvin Bank
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Location of Cauvin Bank in the Indian OceanCauvin Bank is a wholly submerged atoll structure in the southern part of the Chagos Archipelago at 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 and 11 m (30 and 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)
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Atolls of the Chagos Archipelago
- Blenheim Reef
- Diego Garcia
- Egmont Islands
- Great Chagos Bank
- Peros Banhos
- Salomon Islands
- Speakers Bank
- Benares Shoals
- Cauvin Bank
- Centurion Bank
- Colvocoresses Reef
- Ganges Bank
- Owen Bank
- Pitt Bank
- Victory Bank
- Wight Bank
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