Great Chagos Bank

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The Great Chagos Bank (Eng. about Great Chagosbank ) is exactly in the middle of the Chagos Archipelago. It is located about 500 km south of the Maldives and is 12,642 km ², the largest contiguous group of atolls worldwide. The gigantic lagoon is an average of 75 feet deep; the maximum depth is 90 meters.

The eight islands are located at the edge of the atoll, one in the north ( Nelson Iceland ) and the other on the western edge. The total land area is 4.5 km ². The Great Chagos Bank belongs administratively to the British Indian Ocean Territory.

The islands clockwise, starting in the south are:

• Danger Iceland
• Eagle Islands ( Illes Aigle ) Eagle Iceland (Île Aigle )
• Sea Cow Iceland ( Ile Vache Marine)

• South Iceland ( Ille du Sud )
• Middle Iceland ( Ille du milieu )
• North Iceland ( Ille du Nord )