Benares Shoals
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Benares Shoals (or Benares Shoal) is a submerged coral reef, an isolated patch located at , just 6 km West-North-West of Île Pierre of Peros Banhos atoll in the northern Chagos Archipelago. The size is about 3 km East-West, with a width of about 700 meters. The least depth at the western end is 4.5 meters.
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| edit | Atolls of the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory) |  |
| Atolls with land area: Diego García | Egmont Islands | Peros Banhos | Salomon Islands | Great Chagos Bank | Blenheim Reef | Speakers Bank | ||
| Totally submerged atolls: Colvocoresses Reef | Benares Shoals | Victory Bank | Cauvin Bank | Pitt Bank | Ganges Bank | Wight Bank | Centurion Bank | Owen Bank | ||
