Owen Bank
{{Short description|Submerged atoll of the Chagos Archipelago}}
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Owen Bank is a wholly submerged atoll structure in the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean. The reported location is 06°47'S, 070°14'E to 06°48'S, 070°15'E, thus the bank is the westernmost feature of the Chagos group. The closest islands are Danger Island on the Great Chagos Bank, and Île Sipaille in the Egmont Atoll, both located about {{convert|120|km|0|abbr=on}} East-North-East of Owen Bank.
This geographic feature is not mentioned in the current Indian Ocean Pilot, but it appears in the British Admiralty nautical charts.British Admiralty nautical charts BA4071 - Indian Ocean Northern Part & BA4072 - Indian Ocean Western Part, Scale 1:10000000
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20060705183013/http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub171/ Indian Ocean Pilot (download PDF)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071008143731/http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bin/w.cgi?c=io&AF=H_ALL Satellite Views mentions Owen Bank]
{{Atolls of the Chagos Archipelago}}
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