07°39′S 70°50′E / 7.650°S 70.833°E / -7.650; 70.833 (Centurion Bank)

Centurion Bank is located in Indian Ocean
Centurion Bank
Centurion Bank
Location of Centurion Bank in the Indian Ocean

Centurion Bank is a wholly submerged atoll structure in the Southwest of the Chagos Archipelago. It is about almost 10 km (6 mi) long northwest–southeast, and more than 3 km (2 mi). The reef area is about 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi).[1] The closest land is the Egmont Atoll located 122 km (76 mi) to the NNE. The Centurion Bank is the southernmost feature of the Chagos group.

References

  1. ↑ British Admiralty nautical chart 11000030 - 3 Chagos Archipelago, Scale 1:360 000


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