Nazareth Bank
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Nazareth Bank is a large submerged bank in the Indian Ocean
. It lies about 1040 km east of northern Madagascar
and 280 km south of 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
and of the Reunion hotspot
track. The center of the bank is at 14°30′0.0"S 60°40′0.00"E. Its extent is about 176 km north-south and up to 87 km east-west, with a surface of about 11,000 km². This undersea bank is administered by Mauritius
.
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. It lies about 1040 km east of northern Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
and 280 km south of Saya de Malha Bank
Saya de Malha Bank
The Saya de Malha Bank is the largest submerged bank in the World, part of the vast undersea Mascarene Plateau...
. The closest land is Cargados Carajos
Cargados Carajos
Cargados Carajos Shoals are a group of about 16 small islands and islets on an extended reef in the Indian Ocean northeast of Mauritius. The islands have a total land area of 1.3 km². The reef measures more than 50 km from north to south, and is 5 km wide, cut by three passes. The...
shoals, a small and remote dependency of Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
located 140 km to the southwest. The Nazareth Bank is part of the vast undersea Mascarene Plateau
Mascarene Plateau
The Mascarene Plateau is an submarine plateau in the Indian Ocean, north and east of Madagascar. The plateau extends approximately 2000 km, from the Seychelles in the north to Réunion in the south. The plateau covers an area of over 115,000 km² of shallow water, with depths ranging from...
and of the Reunion hotspot
Réunion hotspot
The Réunion hotspot is a volcanic hotspot which currently lies under the Island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. The Chagos-Laccadive Ridge and the southern part of the Mascarene Plateau are volcanic traces of the Réunion hotspot....
track. The center of the bank is at 14°30′0.0"S 60°40′0.00"E. Its extent is about 176 km north-south and up to 87 km east-west, with a surface of about 11,000 km². This undersea bank is administered by Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
.