Lady Denison-Pender Shoal

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Lady Denison-Pender Shoal
Location of Lady Denison-Pender Shoal in Seychelles
Geography
Location Indian Ocean
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Archipelago Seychelles
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 0
Highest elevation -15 m (-49 ft)
Sovereign state
Group Outer Islands
Sub-Group Amirante Islands
Districts Outer Islands District
Demographics
Demonym Creole
Ethnic groups Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website www.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/outer-islands
ISO Code = SC-26

Lady Denison-Pender Shoal is a shoal in Seychelles, lying in the Outer Islands of Seychelles, with a distance of 240 km south of Victoria, Seychelles.

History

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Geography

This shoal, with a least depth of 14.6 m, is located immediately north of the Amirantes Bank, but separated from it by water more than 300 m deep. It is located 10 km northwest of North Island on African Banks, the northernmost island of the Amirante Islands. It is named after the cable steamer CS Lady Denison Pender that was built in Glasgow in 1920 and was in service until 1963.[1]

Administration

The shoal belongs to Outer Islands District,[2] for EEZ purposes.

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