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Elikalpeni Bank

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Location
  
Arabian Sea

Total islands
  
0

District
  
Lakshadweep

Area
  
95.91 km²

Archipelago
  
Lakshadweep

Adjacent bodies of water
  
Indian Ocean

Highest elevation
  
-10.4 m (-34.1 ft)

Elevation
  
-10.4 m

Adjacent body of water
  
Indian Ocean

Elikalpeni Bank

Territory
  
Union territory of Lakshadweep

Elikalpeni Bank is a submerged bank or sunken atoll belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India.

Contents

Map of Elikalpeni Bank

Geography

Elikalpeni Bank has a minimum depth of 10.4 m and is located 57 km northeast of Androth at 11°12′N 73°58′E.

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. It has a lagoon area of 95.91 km2 (37.03 sq mi).

References

Elikalpeni Bank Wikipedia