Sesostris Bank
 Sesostris Bank
Location of Sesostris Bank in Lakshadweep
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Arabian Sea |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Archipelago | Lakshadweep |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 0 |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).[1] |
| Highest elevation | -20 m (-70 ft) |
| Sovereign state | |
| Territory | Union territory of Lakshadweep |
| District | Lakshadweep |
| Island group | Aminidivi |
| Tehsils of India | Aminidivi |
| Subdivisions of India | Chetlat Island |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Malayali |
| Population | 0 (as of 2014) |
| Density | 0 /km2 (0 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Malayali, Mahls |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| Official website | www |
| ISO Code | IN-LD-02[2] |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
| Topography | submerged bank |
Sesostris Bank is a submerged bank or sunken atoll belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India, and has a distance of 1,800 km (1,100 mi) south of the city of Delhi.[3]
Geography
It is the second largest feature of Lakshadweep, after Bassas de Pedro, with a lagoon area of 388.53 km2 (150.01 sq mi). It is also one of the northernmost features, after Cora Divh and Bassas de Pedro. Those coral banks, all submerged, form the north of Lakshadweep. Sesostris Bank is about 22 km in diameter.[4] There are no emergent cays or islands. Depths range from 20 to 77 meters. Depths near the bank reach 700 meters.[5]
This bank was named after steam frigate vessel HMS Sesostris of the Royal Navy.[6]
Administration
The bank belongs to the township of Chetlat Island of Aminidivi Tehsil.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ↑ Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
- ↑ Lagoon sizes
- ↑ Lakshadweep; geographical information
- ↑ China Trade and Empire: Jardine, Matheson & Co. and the Origins of British Rule in Hong Kong, 1827-1843, Alain Le Pichon (Editor), Oxford University Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-19-726337-2
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