Owen Bank
Submerged atoll of the Chagos Archipelago
06°48′S 70°14′E / 6.800°S 70.233°E / -6.800; 70.233 (Owen Bank)
Owen Bank
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Location of Owen Bank in the Indian OceanOwen Bank is a wholly submerged atoll structure in the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean. The reported location is 06°47'S, 070°14'E to 06°48'S, 070°15'E, thus the bank is the westernmost feature of the Chagos group. The closest islands are Danger Island on the Great Chagos Bank, and Île Sipaille in the Egmont Atoll, both located about 120 km (75 mi) East-North-East of Owen Bank.
This geographic feature is not mentioned in the current Indian Ocean Pilot, but it appears in the British Admiralty nautical charts.[1]
References
- ^ British Admiralty nautical charts BA4071 - Indian Ocean Northern Part & BA4072 - Indian Ocean Western Part, Scale 1:10000000
External links
- Indian Ocean Pilot (download PDF)
- Satellite Views mentions Owen Bank
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Atolls of the Chagos Archipelago
- Blenheim Reef
- Diego Garcia
- Egmont Islands
- Great Chagos Bank
- Peros Banhos
- Salomon Islands
- Speakers Bank
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