Nazareth Bank is a large
submerged bank in the
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...
.
Geography
It lies about 1,040 km east of northern
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
and 280 km south of the
Saya de Malha Bank. The closest land is
Cargados Carajos shoals, a small and remote dependency of
Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Ag ...
located 140 km to the southwest. The Nazareth Bank is part of the vast undersea
Mascarene Plateau and of the
Reunion hotspot track.
The center of the bank is at . Its extent is about 176 km north–south and up to 87 km east–west, with a surface of about 11,000 km
2. This undersea bank is administered by
Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Ag ...
.
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See also
* Hawkins Bank
* Saya de Malha Bank
*Soudan Banks
The Soudan Banks are a series of underwater high points and reefs off the coast of Africa, known for their good fishing yields as fishing banks. They are administered by Mauritius. The five banks (actually a single feature) lie on the Mascarene Pla ...
References
External links
Mauritius District and Dependencies - Nazareth Bank
Landforms of Mauritius
Fishing areas of the Indian Ocean
Outer Islands of Mauritius
Undersea banks of the Indian Ocean
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