Nazareth Bank
Nazareth Bank | |
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Submerged bank
![]() ![]() Nazareth Bank (Indian Ocean) | |
![]() Nazareth Bank and the Saya de Malha Bank on a 1794 Samuel Dunn map section | |
Country | Mauritius |
Area | |
• Total | 7,625 - 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′0.00″E / 14.500000°S 60.6666667°E. 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[]
- ^ Mascarene Plateau, Western Indian Ocean
- ^ Geochronology of Basement Rocks from the Mascarene Plateau, the Chagos Bank and the Maldives Ridge
- ^ Sources cite area figures between 7,625 and 26,000 km²
- ^ Garden Ridge State Bank Information
External links[]
Categories:
- Landforms of Mauritius
- Fishing areas of the Indian Ocean
- Outer Islands of Mauritius
- Landforms of Africa
- Undersea banks of the Indian Ocean
- Marine geography stubs
- Mauritius geography stubs