Centurion Bank

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.

Centurion Bank
Location of Centurion Bank in the Indian Ocean

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


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