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{{Short description|Submerged coral reef of the Chagos Archipelago}} |
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[[Image: Peros_banhos_map2.PNG|thumb|right|300px|Map of Peros Banhos Atoll and Benares Shoals]] |
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[[File:Peros banhos map2.PNG|thumb|right|Map of Peros Banhos Atoll showing Benares Shoals on the upper left]] |
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[[File:Benares Shoals Sat.png|thumb|right|[[Landsat]] Visible Color Image of Benares Shoals,<br> with Île Pierre of [[Peros Banhos]] at the lower right]] |
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'''Benares Shoals''' |
'''Benares Shoals''', or '''Benares Shoal''', is a submerged [[coral]] [[reef]], an isolated patch located at {{Coord|5|15|S|071|40|E|display=inline,title}}, just {{convert|6|km|mi}} west-northwest of Île Pierre, the closest island of [[Peros Banhos]] [[atoll]] in the northern [[Chagos Archipelago]]. It measures about {{convert|3|km|mi|0}} east–west, with a width of about {{convert|700|m|ft}} and an area of {{convert|2|km2|mi2}}. The least depth at the western end is {{convert|4.5|m|ft}}.<ref>[[British Admiralty]] [[nautical chart]] 11000030 - 3 Chagos Archipelago, Scale 1:360 000</ref> |
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The Benares Shoals were first surveyed in 1837 by Commander [[Robert Moresby]] of the [[Royal Navy|Indian Navy]] on |
The Benares Shoals were first surveyed in 1837 by Commander [[Robert Moresby]] of the [[Royal Navy|Indian Navy]] on HMS ''Benares''. Moresby's survey produced the first detailed map of this submerged reef, which was subsequently named after his ship.<ref>Searight, Sarah, ''The Charting of the Red Sea.'' History Today, 2003</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of reefs]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060628195141/http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub171/ Indian Ocean Pilot] |
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{{Atolls of the Chagos Archipelago}} |
{{Atolls of the Chagos Archipelago}} |
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[[Category:Chagos Archipelago]] |
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[[Category:Coral reefs]] |
[[Category:Coral reefs]] |
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[[Category:British Indian Ocean Territory]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:51, 7 December 2023
with Île Pierre of Peros Banhos at the lower right
Benares Shoals, or Benares Shoal, is a submerged coral reef, an isolated patch located at 5°15′S 071°40′E / 5.250°S 71.667°E, just 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west-northwest of Île Pierre, the closest island of Peros Banhos atoll in the northern Chagos Archipelago. It measures about 3 kilometres (2 mi) east–west, with a width of about 700 metres (2,300 ft) and an area of 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi). The least depth at the western end is 4.5 metres (15 ft).[1]
The Benares Shoals were first surveyed in 1837 by Commander Robert Moresby of the Indian Navy on HMS Benares. Moresby's survey produced the first detailed map of this submerged reef, which was subsequently named after his ship.[2]
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[edit]- ^ British Admiralty nautical chart 11000030 - 3 Chagos Archipelago, Scale 1:360 000
- ^ Searight, Sarah, The Charting of the Red Sea. History Today, 2003
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