Cauvin Bank

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Cauvin Bank is a wholly submerged atoll structure in the Southern Part Chagos Archipelago at 06°46'S, 0172°22'E, just about 7 km South of the Southeastern corner of the rim of the Great Chagos Bank. It is roughly circular in shape, with a diameter of 4 km, and an area of about 12 km2. There are least depths between 9 and 11 meters in the Northern part of the reef. The closest piece of land the Northernmost part of Diego Garcia atoll, Middle Island, 45 km to the South.


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edit Atolls of the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory) Flag of the 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
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