| Investigator Bank | |||||||||||
| Native Name Link: | Malayalam | ||||||||||
| Map: | India3 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 8.5°N 73.28°W | ||||||||||
| Location: | Arabian Sea | ||||||||||
| Island Type: | Submerged bank | ||||||||||
| Archipelago: | Lakshadweep | ||||||||||
| Waterbody: | Indian Ocean | ||||||||||
| Total Islands: | 0 | ||||||||||
| Area Km2: | 0 | ||||||||||
| Area Footnotes: | [1] | ||||||||||
| Elevation M: | -217 | ||||||||||
| 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: | Minicoy Islands | ||||||||||
| Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Tehsils of India | ||||||||||
| Country Admin Divisions 3: | Minicoy Tehsil | ||||||||||
| Country Admin Divisions Title 4: | Subdivisions of India | ||||||||||
| Country Admin Divisions 4: | Minicoy Ward | ||||||||||
| Population: | 0 | ||||||||||
| Population As Of: | 2014 | ||||||||||
| Density Km2: | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ethnic Groups: | Mahls | ||||||||||
| Timezone1: | IST | ||||||||||
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 | ||||||||||
| Iso Code Type: | ISO code | ||||||||||
| Iso Code: | IN-LD-09[2] | ||||||||||
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The Investigator Bank is a submerged bank or sunken atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India.[3] It is located 31km (19miles) to the northeast of Minicoy Island in Lakshadweep.
It is located 31 km to the northeast of Minicoy Island in the southern region of the Nine Degree Channel. Its minimum depth is 217 m. Depths in the neighborhood of the bank reach 914 meters. The Investigator Canyon is located north of the Investigator Bank between 17˚45'N, 66˚27'E and 17˚47'N, 66˚10'E.[4] Its lagoon area is 141.8km2.This bank was named in 1886 after wooden paddle hydrographic survey vessel HMS Investigator.