Elikalpeni Bank
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Elikalpeni Bank is a submerged bank or sunken atoll belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India.[3]
Geography
Elikalpeni Bank has a minimum depth of 10.4 m and is located 57 km northeast of Androth[4] at 11°12′N 73°58′E / 11.200°N 73.967°E / 11.200; 73.967.[5]
Elikalpeni Bank is the easternmost geographic feature of the Lakshadweep Archipelago, although other little researched banks with depths of as little as 18.3 m lie about 32 km east of Elikalpeni.[4] It has a lagoon area of 95.91 km2 (37.03 sq mi).
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Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy -
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References
- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Lakshadweep. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2016.
- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
- ^ a b Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute, National Geospatial-intelligence Agency
- ^ GEBCO Gazeteer of undersea feature names
External links
India portal
- Elikalpeni Bank, India
- List of Atolls Archived 13 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Sources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands
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Union territory of Lakshadweep
Capital: Kavaratti
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