Cora Divh

Cora Divh, also called Coradeeve or Little Bassas de Pedro Bank (cf. Great Bassas de Pedro), is a submerged bank or sunken atoll belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India.[3] It has a distance of 1,733 km (1,077 mi) south of the city of Delhi.

Cora Divh
Nickname: Little Bassas de Pedro Bank
Cora Divh
Location of Cora Divh in Lakshadweep
Geography
LocationArabian Sea
Coordinates13°42′N 72°11′E
ArchipelagoLakshadweep
Adjacent bodies of waterIndian Ocean
Total islands0
Area339.45 km2 (131.06 sq mi)[1]
Length42 km (26.1 mi)
Width12 km (7.5 mi)
Coastline0 km (0 mi)
Highest elevation−27.4 m (-89.9 ft)
Administration
TerritoryUnion territory of Lakshadweep
DistrictLakshadweep
Island groupAminidivi
Tehsils of IndiaAminidivi Tehsil
Subdivisions of IndiaChetlat Island
Demographics
Population0 (2016)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsMalayali, Mahls
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeIN-LD-01[2]
Official websitewww.lakshadweep.gov.in
Avg. summer temperature32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Topographysubmerged bank

History

An Indian patrol ship is named after this bank.[4]

Geography

Cora Divh is the third largest feature of Lakshadweep, after Bassas de Pedro and Sesostris Bank, with a lagoon area of 339.45 km2 (131.06 sq mi). It is also the northernmost feature, reaching to 13°58'N. Those coral banks, all submerged, form the north of Lakshadweep.[5] Adas Bank, which lies 90 km to the north of Cora Divh, is the same type of formation but is not part of Lakshadweep.

Cora Divh is 42 km long southwest-northeast, and 12 about km wide. Its southwest point is located 34 km NNE of Sesostris Bank. There are no emergent cays or islands. Cora Divh has depths of 27.4 to 55 m, and is covered by sand, coral rubble and broken shells. According to other sources, the least depth is 16 meters. Depths in the neighborhood of the bank reach 700 meters.[6]

Administration

The bank belongs to the Ward of Chetlat Island of Aminidivi Tehsil.

References
  1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2001 Census" (PDF). Government of Lakshadweep. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  3. Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
  4. INS CORA DIVH - FleetMon.com
  5. Prakash Chauhan & Shailesh Nayak, Detection of submerged reef banks in the Lakshadweep Sea using IRS-P4 OCM satellite data
  6. "Lakshadweep; geographical information". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2007.


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