Cora Divh, also called Coradeeve or Little Bassas de Pedro Bank (cf. Great Bassas de Pedro), is a submerged bank or sunken atoll belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India.[3] It has a distance of 1,733 km (1,077 mi) south of the city of Delhi.
Nickname: Little Bassas de Pedro Bank | |
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  Cora Divh Location of Cora Divh in Lakshadweep | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Arabian Sea |
| Coordinates | 13°42′N 72°11′E / 13.700°N 72.183°E |
| Archipelago | Lakshadweep |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 0 |
| Area | 339.45 km2 (131.06 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 42 km (26.1 mi) |
| Width | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Coastline | 0 km (0 mi) |
| Highest elevation | −27.4 m (-89.9 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Territory | Union territory of Lakshadweep |
| District | Lakshadweep |
| Island group | Aminidivi |
| Tehsils of India | Aminidivi Tehsil |
| Subdivisions of India | Chetlat Island |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2016) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Malayali, Mahls |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| ISO code | IN-LD-01[2] |
| Official website | www |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
| Topography | submerged bank |
History
editAn Indian patrol ship is named after this bank.[4]
Geography
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Cora Divh is the third largest feature of Lakshadweep, after Bassas de Pedro and Sesostris Bank, with a lagoon area of 339.45 km2 (131.06 sq mi). It is also the northernmost feature, reaching to 13°58'N. Those coral banks, all submerged, form the north of Lakshadweep.[5] Adas Bank, which lies 90 km to the north of Cora Divh, is the same type of formation but is not part of Lakshadweep.
Cora Divh is 42 km long southwest–northeast, and 12 about km wide. Its southwest point is located 34 km north-northeast of Sesostris Bank. There are no emergent cays or islands. Cora Divh has depths of 27.4 to 55 m, and is covered by sand, coral rubble and broken shells. According to other sources, the least depth is 16 meters. Depths in the neighborhood of the bank reach 700 meters.[6]
Administration
editThe bank belongs to the Ward of Chetlat Island of Aminidivi Tehsil.
References
edit- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2001 Census" (PDF). Government of Lakshadweep. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
- ^ INS CORA DIVH - FleetMon.com[permanent dead link]
- ^ Prakash Chauhan & Shailesh Nayak, Detection of submerged reef banks in the Lakshadweep Sea using IRS-P4 OCM satellite data
- ^ "Lakshadweep; geographical information". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2007.
External links
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- Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal
- Geographical information
Lakshadweep travel guide from Wikivoyage
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