Nazareth Bank is a large submerged bank in the Indian Ocean.

Geography

It lies about 1,040 km east of northern Madagascar and 280 km south of the Saya de Malha Bank. The closest land is Cargados Carajos shoals, a small and remote dependency of Mauritius located 140 km to the southwest. The Nazareth Bank is part of the vast undersea Mascarene Plateau and of the Reunion hotspot track.

The center of the bank is at . Its extent is about 176&nbsp;km north–south and up to 87&nbsp;km east–west, with a surface of about 11,000 km<sup>2</sup>. This undersea bank is administered by Mauritius.

See also

  • Hawkins Bank
  • Saya de Malha Bank
  • Soudan Banks

References

  • Mauritius District and Dependencies - Nazareth Bank

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