Adas Bank is a submerged

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located off the west coast of

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, between

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(200 km to the north) and Cora Divh bank of the Laccadive Islands (90 km to the south).

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The nearest coast is the Indian mainland close to

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, which is 180 km east-northeast of Adas Bank. It is not considered part of the Laccadive Islands anymore, but nevertheless one of the northernmost features of the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge. The minimum depth of the bank is 70 meters.

*William Henry Rosser, James Frederick Imray
''The Seaman's Guide to the Navigation of the Indian Ocean and China Sea Including a Description of the Wind, Storms, Tides, Currents, &c., Sailing Directions; a Full Account of All the Islands; with Notes on Making Passages During the Different Seasons.''
J. Imray & Son, 1867. p. 412. *Alfred Dundas Taylor, James Horsburgh
''The India directory, for the guidance of commanders of steamers and sailing vessels, founded upon the work of J. Horsburgh.''
W. H. Allen & Co., 1874. p. 299. Landforms of India Undersea banks of the Indian Ocean {{marine-geo-stub

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