Ganges Bank
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Ganges Bank is a wholly submerged atoll
structure in the Southwest of the Chagos Archipelago
. It is about 7 by 5 km in size, yielding an area of about 30 km².
The closest land is the Egmont Atoll located 87 km to the NNE.
Atoll
An atoll is a coral island that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.- Usage :The word atoll comes from the Dhivehi word atholhu OED...
structure in the Southwest of the Chagos Archipelago
Chagos Archipelago
The Chagos Archipelago , is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 individual tropical islands in the Indian Ocean; situated some due south of the Maldives archipelago. This chain of islands are the southernmost archipelago of the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge a long submarine mountain range...
. It is about 7 by 5 km in size, yielding an area of about 30 km².
The closest land is the Egmont Atoll located 87 km to the NNE.