Ganges Bank is located in Indian Ocean
Ganges Bank
Ganges Bank
Location of Ganges Bank in the Indian Ocean

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.[1] The closest land is the Egmont Atoll located 87 km (54 mi) to the NNE.

References

  1. British Admiralty nautical chart 11000030 - 3 Chagos Archipelago, Scale 1:360 000

07°23′S 70°58′E / 7.383°S 70.967°E / -7.383; 70.967 (Ganges Bank)


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