Investigator Bank

{{Short description|Submerged atoll in the Indian Ocean}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}

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| name = Investigator Bank

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| native_name_link = Malayalam

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| coordinates = {{coord|8.5|N|73.28|E|region:IN-LD_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}

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| location = Arabian Sea

| island_type = Submerged bank

| archipelago = Lakshadweep

| waterbody = Indian Ocean

| total_islands = 0

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| area_km2 = 0

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/lakshadweep/data%20sheet.pdf |title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census |publisher=Government of Lakshadweep |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722061135/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/lakshadweep/data%20sheet.pdf |archivedate=2016-07-22 }}

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| elevation_m = -217

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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 = Minicoy Islands

| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = Tehsils of India

| country_admin_divisions_3 = Minicoy Tehsil

| country_admin_divisions_title_4 = Subdivisions of India

| country_admin_divisions_4 = Minicoy Ward

| population = 0

| population_as_of = 2014

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| ethnic_groups = Mahls

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

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| website = {{URL|http://www.lakshadweep.gov.in/}}

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| iso_code = IN-LD-09Registration 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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The Investigator Bank is a submerged bank or sunken atoll in 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 is located {{convert|31|km|abbr=on}} to the northeast of Minicoy Island in Lakshadweep.

Geography

It is located 31 km to the northeast of Minicoy Island in the southern region of the Nine Degree Channel. Its minimum depth is 217 m. Depths in the neighborhood of the bank reach 914 meters. The Investigator Canyon is located north of the Investigator Bank between 17˚45'N, 66˚27'E and 17˚47'N, 66˚10'E.GEBCO Gazeteer of undersea feature names

Its lagoon area is {{convert|141.8|km2|abbr=on}}.

This bank was named in 1886 after wooden paddle hydrographic survey vessel HMS Investigator.

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