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Submerged bank in Mauritius From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nazareth Bank is a large submerged bank in the Indian Ocean.
Nazareth Bank | |
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![]() Nazareth Bank and the Saya de Malha Bank on a 1794 Samuel Dunn map section | |
Country | Mauritius |
Area | |
• Total | 7,625 - 26,000 km2 (−2,414 sq mi) |
It lies about 1,040 km east of northern Madagascar and 280 km south of the Saya de Malha Bank. The closest land is Cargados Carajos shoals, a small and remote dependency of Mauritius located 140 km to the southwest. The Nazareth Bank is part of the vast undersea Mascarene Plateau[1] and of the Reunion hotspot track.[2]
The center of the bank is at 14°30′0.0″S 60°40′0.0″E. Its extent is about 176 km north–south and up to 87 km east–west, with a surface of about 11,000 km2.[3] This undersea bank is administered by Mauritius. [4]
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