Great Chagos Bank

6°10′S 72°00′E / 6.167°S 72.000°E / -6.167; 72.000

Great Chagos Bank is located in Indian Ocean
Great Chagos Bank
Great Chagos Bank
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Location of the Great Chagos Bank in the Indian Ocean
The great Chagos bank is in the middle of the Chagos archipelago (click the image for a more detailed view of the Map)

The Great Chagos Bank, in the Chagos Archipelago, about 500 km (310 mi) south of Maldives, is the largest atoll structure in the world, with a total area of 12,642 km2 (4,881 sq mi).[1] The atoll is administered by the United Kingdom through the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT).

  1. ^ Purdy, Edward G., ed. (2001). "Origin of atoll lagoons" (PDF). GSA Bulletin. 113 (7): 837. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(2001)113<0837:ooal>2.0.co;2. Retrieved 14 July 2018.