Cora Divh
{{Short description|Submerged bank belonging to the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Cora Divh
| native_name =
| native_name_link = Malayalam
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| sobriquet = Little Bassas de Pedro Bank
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| map_caption = Location of Cora Divh in Lakshadweep
| coordinates = {{coord|13|42|N|72|11|E|region:IN-LD_dim:50000|display=inline,title}}
| etymology =
| location = Arabian Sea
| pop =
| archipelago = Lakshadweep
| waterbody = Indian Ocean
| total_islands = 0
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| area_km2 = 339.45
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| length_km = 42
| width_km = 12
| coastline_km = 0
| elevation_m = -27.4
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| country = India
| country_admin_divisions_title = Territory
| country_admin_divisions = Union territory of Lakshadweep
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = District
| country_admin_divisions_1 = Lakshadweep
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Island group
| country_admin_divisions_2 = Aminidivi
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = Tehsils of India
| country_admin_divisions_3 = Aminidivi Tehsil
| country_admin_divisions_title_4 = Subdivisions of India
| country_admin_divisions_4 = Chetlat Island
| population = 0
| population_as_of = 2016
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| ethnic_groups = Malayali, Mahls
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code_type = PIN
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| website = {{URL|http://www.lakshadweep.gov.in/}}
| iso_code_type = ISO code
| iso_code = IN-LD-01Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
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| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|32.0|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|28.0|°C|°F}}
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Cora Divh, also called Coradeeve or Little Bassas de Pedro Bank (cf. Great Bassas de Pedro), is a submerged bank or sunken atoll belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India.[http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub173/173sec05.pdf Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)]
It has a distance of {{convert|1733|km|abbr=on}} south of the city of Delhi.
History
An Indian patrol ship is named after this bank.[https://archive.today/20160115014924/https://www.fleetmon.com/en/vessels/Ins_Cora_Divh_8720836 INS CORA DIVH - FleetMon.com]
Geography
File:Aminidivi Banks Outlined.svg
Cora Divh is the third largest feature of Lakshadweep, after Bassas de Pedro and Sesostris Bank, with a lagoon area of {{convert|339.45|km2|abbr=on}}. It is also the northernmost feature, reaching to 13°58'N. Those coral banks, all submerged, form the north of Lakshadweep.Prakash Chauhan & Shailesh Nayak, Detection of submerged reef banks in the Lakshadweep Sea using IRS-P4 OCM satellite data Adas Bank, which lies 90 km to the north of Cora Divh, is the same type of formation but is not part of Lakshadweep.
Cora Divh is 42 km long southwest–northeast, and 12 about km wide. Its southwest point is located 34 km north-northeast of Sesostris Bank.
There are no emergent cays or islands. Cora Divh has depths of 27.4 to 55 m, and is covered by sand, coral rubble and broken shells. According to other sources, the least depth is 16 meters. Depths in the neighborhood of the bank reach 700 meters.{{Cite web |url=http://sandtech.nic.in/interest.htm |title=Lakshadweep; geographical information |access-date=8 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011083134/http://sandtech.nic.in/interest.htm |archive-date=11 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}
Administration
The bank belongs to the Ward of Chetlat Island of Aminidivi Tehsil.
References
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External links
{{Portal|India}}
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=hWv9ZhMhgusC&pg=PA102 Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011083134/http://sandtech.nic.in/interest.htm Geographical information]
- {{wikivoyage-inline|Lakshadweep}}
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Category:Undersea banks of Lakshadweep
Category:Reefs of the Indian Ocean
Category:Underwater diving sites in India
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