Cora Divh Explained

Cora Divh
Native Name Link:	Malayalam
Sobriquet:	Little Bassas de Pedro Bank
Map:	India3
Coordinates:	13.7°N 83°W
Location:	Arabian Sea
Archipelago:	Lakshadweep
Waterbody:	Indian Ocean
Total Islands:	0
Area Km2:	339.45
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Length Km:	42
Width Km:	12
Coastline Km:	0
Elevation M:	-27.4
Country:	India
Country Admin Divisions Title:	Territory
Country Admin Divisions:	Union territory of Lakshadweep
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:	District
Country Admin Divisions 1:	Lakshadweep
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:	Island group
Country Admin Divisions 2:	Aminidivi
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:	Tehsils of India
Country Admin Divisions 3:	Aminidivi Tehsil
Country Admin Divisions Title 4:	Subdivisions of India
Country Admin Divisions 4:	Chetlat Island
Population:	0
Population As Of:	2016
Density Km2:	0
Ethnic Groups:	Malayali, Mahls
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Area Code Type:	Telephone code
Iso Code Type:	ISO code
Iso Code:	IN-LD-01^[2]
Additional Info:	Child: yes Label3: Avg. summer temperature Data3: 32°C Label4: Avg. winter temperature Data4: 28°C Label5: Topography Data5: submerged bank

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 1733km (1,077miles) south of the city of Delhi.

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 339.45km2. 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 north-northeast 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.

External links

• Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal
• Geographical information

Notes and References

1. Web site: Islandwise Area and Population - 2001 Census. Government of Lakshadweep. 25 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163348/http://lakshadweep.gov.in/Area-Population.PDF. 21 July 2011. dead.
2. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
3. http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub173/173sec05.pdf Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
4. https://www.fleetmon.com/en/vessels/Ins_Cora_Divh_8720836 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. Web site: Lakshadweep; geographical information . 8 May 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011083134/http://sandtech.nic.in/interest.htm . 11 October 2007 . dead .