Cora Divh
Nickname: Little Bassas de Pedro Bank | |
|---|---|
  Cora Divh Location of Cora Divh inLakshadweep | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Arabian Sea |
| Coordinates | 13°42′N72°11′E/ 13.700°N 72.183°E |
| Archipelago | Lakshadweep |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 0 |
| Area | 339.45 km2(131.06 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 42 km (26.1 mi) |
| Width | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Coastline | 0 km (0 mi) |
| Highest elevation | −27.4 m (-89.9 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Territory | Union territoryofLakshadweep |
| District | Lakshadweep |
| Island group | Aminidivi |
| Tehsils of India | Aminidivi Tehsil |
| Subdivisions of India | Chetlat Island |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2016) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2(0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Malayali,Mahls |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| ISO code | IN-LD-01[2] |
| Official website | www |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
| Topography | submergedbank |
Cora Divh,also calledCoradeeveorLittle Bassas de Pedro Bank(cf.GreatBassas de Pedro), is a submergedbankor sunkenatollbelonging to theAmindiviSubgroup of islands of theUnion TerritoryofLakshadweep,India.[3] It has a distance of 1,733 km (1,077 mi) south of the city ofDelhi.
History
[edit]An Indianpatrol shipis named after this bank.[4]
Geography
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Cora Divh is the third largest feature of Lakshadweep, after Bassas de Pedro andSesostris Bank,with alagoonarea of 339.45 km2(131.06 sq mi). It is also the northernmost feature, reaching to 13°58'N. Thosecoralbanks, all submerged, form the north of Lakshadweep.[5]Adas Bank,which lies 90 km to the north of Cora Divh, is the same type of formation but is not part ofLakshadweep.
Cora Divh is 42 km long southwest–northeast, and 12 about km wide. Its southwest point is located 34 kmnorth-northeastofSesostris Bank. There are no emergent cays or islands. Cora Divh has depths of 27.4 to 55 m, and is covered by sand, coral rubble and broken shells. According to other sources, the least depth is 16 meters. Depths in the neighborhood of the bank reach 700 meters.[6]
Administration
[edit]The bank belongs to theWardofChetlat IslandofAminidiviTehsil.
References
[edit]- ^"Islandwise Area and Population - 2001 Census"(PDF).Government of Lakshadweep. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 21 July 2011.Retrieved25 April2016.
- ^Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
- ^INS CORA DIVH - FleetMon[permanent dead link]
- ^Prakash Chauhan & Shailesh Nayak,Detection of submerged reef banks in the Lakshadweep Sea using IRS-P4 OCM satellite data
- ^"Lakshadweep; geographical information".Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2007.Retrieved8 May2007.
External links
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- Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal
- Geographical information
Lakshadweeptravel guide from Wikivoyage
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