Location Arabian Sea Total islands 0 District Lakshadweep Area 388.5 km² Archipelago Lakshadweep | Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean Highest elevation -20 m (-70 ft) Elevation -20 m Adjacent body of water Indian Ocean | |
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Territory Union territory of Lakshadweep | ||
Sesostris Bank is a submerged bank or sunken atoll belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India, and has a distance of 1,800 km (1,100 mi) south of the city of Delhi.
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Map of Sesostris Bank
Geography
It is the second largest feature of Lakshadweep, after Bassas de Pedro, with a lagoon area of 388.53 km2 (150.01 sq mi). It is also one of the northernmost features, after Cora Divh and Bassas de Pedro. Those coral banks, all submerged, form the north of Lakshadweep. Sesostris Bank is about 22 km in diameter. There are no emergent cays or islands. Depths range from 20 to 77 meters. Depths near the bank reach 700 meters.
This bank was named after steam frigate vessel HMS Sesostris of the Royal Navy.
Administration
The bank belongs to the township of Chetlat Island of Aminidivi Tehsil.