Cauvin Bank
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|Indian Ocean
|label=Cauvin Bank
|lon_dir=E
|lat_dir=S
|lat_deg=6|lat_min=49
|lon_deg=72|lon_min=22
|position=right
|width=300
|float=right
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|marksize=20
|caption=Location of Cauvin Bank in the Indian Ocean
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Cauvin Bank is a wholly submerged atoll structure in the southern part of the Chagos Archipelago at {{coord|6|49|S|72|22|E|source:enwiki-plaintext-parser|display=inline,title}}, just about {{convert|7|km|0|abbr=on}} south of the southeastern corner of the rim of the Great Chagos Bank. It is roughly circular in shape, with a diameter of {{convert|4|km|0|abbr=on}}, and an area of about {{convert|12|km2|0|abbr=on}}. There are least depths between {{convert|9|and|11|m|0|abbr=on}} in the northern part of the reef. The closest land is the northernmost part of Diego Garcia atoll, Middle Island, {{convert|41|km|0|abbr=on}} to the south.
External links
- [https://archive.today/20060705183013/http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub171/ Indian Ocean Pilot (download PDF)]
{{Atolls of the Chagos Archipelago}}
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