Lady Denison-Pender Shoal

Lady Denison-Pender Shoal is a shoal in Seychelles, lying in the Outer Islands of Seychelles, with a distance of 240 km south of Victoria, Seychelles.

Lady Denison-Pender Shoal
Lady Denison-Pender Shoal
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean
Coordinates04°49′S 53°20′E
TypeShoal
ArchipelagoSeychelles
Adjacent bodies of waterIndian Ocean
Total islands0
Highest elevation-15 m (-49 ft)
Administration
GroupOuter Islands
Sub-GroupAmirante Islands
DistrictsOuter Islands District
Demographics
Ethnic groupsCreole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeSC-26
Official websitewww.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/outer-islands

Geography

This shoal, with a least depth of 14.6 m, is located immediately north of the Amirantes Bank, but separated from it by water more than 300 m deep. It is located 10 km northwest of North Island on African Banks, the northernmost island of the Amirante Islands. It is named after the cable steamer CS Lady Denison Pender that was built in Glasgow in 1920 and was in service until 1963.[1]

Administration

The shoal belongs to Outer Islands District,[2] for EEZ purposes.

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