Adas Bank is a submerged
bank
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Because ...
located off the west coast of
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, between
Angria Bank (200 km to the north) and
Cora Divh bank of the
Laccadive Islands
The Laccadive or Cannanore Islands are one of the three island subgroups in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It is the central subgroup of the Lakshadweep, separated from the Amindivi Islands subgroup roughly by the 11th parallel ...
(90 km to the south).
Geography
The nearest coast is the Indian mainland close to
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
, which is 180 km east-northeast of Adas Bank. It is not considered part of the
Laccadive Islands
The Laccadive or Cannanore Islands are one of the three island subgroups in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It is the central subgroup of the Lakshadweep, separated from the Amindivi Islands subgroup roughly by the 11th parallel ...
anymore, but nevertheless one of the northernmost features of the
Chagos-Laccadive Ridge. The minimum depth of the bank is 70 meters.
Further reading
*William Henry Rosser, James Frederick Imray
''The Seaman's Guide to the Navigation of the Indian Ocean and China Sea Including a Description of the Wind, Storms, Tides, Currents, &c., Sailing Directions; a Full Account of All the Islands; with Notes on Making Passages During the Different Seasons.''J. Imray & Son, 1867. p. 412.
*Alfred Dundas Taylor, James Horsburgh
''The India directory, for the guidance of commanders of steamers and sailing vessels, founded upon the work of J. Horsburgh.'' W. H. Allen & Co., 1874. p. 299.
Landforms of India
Undersea banks of the Indian Ocean
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