Chagos Archipelago
Geography

Chagos Archipelago

Section Title: Geography
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Atoll/Reef/Bank (alternate name)	type	Area (km2)	number of islands	Location

Land	Total

0	unnamed bank	submerged bank	–	3	–	04°25′S 72°36′E / 4.417°S 72.600°E

1	Colvocoresses Reef	submerged atoll	–	10	–	04°54′S 72°37′E / 4.900°S 72.617°E

2	Speakers Bank	unvegetated atoll	0.001	582	1)	04°55′S 72°20′E / 4.917°S 72.333°E

3	Blenheim Reef (Baixo Predassa)	unvegetated atoll	0.02	37	4	05°12′S 72°28′E / 5.200°S 72.467°E

4	Benares Shoals	submerged reef	–	2	05°15′S 71°40′E / 5.250°S 71.667°E

5	Peros Banhos	atoll	9.6	503	32	05°20′S 71°51′E / 5.333°S 71.850°E

6	Salomon Islands	atoll	3.56	36	11	05°22′S 72°13′E / 5.367°S 72.217°E

7	Victory Bank	submerged atoll	–	21	–	05°32′S 72°14′E / 5.533°S 72.233°E

8a	Nelson Island	parts of mega-atoll Great Chagos Bank	0.61	12642	1	05°40′53″S 72°18′39″E / 5.68139°S 72.31083°E

8b	Three Brothers (Trois Frères)	0.53	3	06°09′S 71°31′E / 6.150°S 71.517°E

8c	Eagle Islands	3.43	2	06°12′S 71°19′E / 6.200°S 71.317°E

8d	Danger Island	1.06	1	06°23′00″S 71°14′20″E / 6.38333°S 71.23889°E

9	Egmont Islands	atoll	4.52	29	7	6°40′S 71°21′E / 6.667°S 71.350°E

10	Cauvin Bank	submerged atoll	–	12	–	06°46′S 72°22′E / 6.767°S 72.367°E

11	Owen Bank	submerged bank	–	4	–	06°48′S 70°14′E / 6.800°S 70.233°E

12	Pitt Bank	submerged atoll	–	1317	–	07°04′S 72°31′E / 7.067°S 72.517°E

13	Diego Garcia	atoll	32.8	174	42)	07°19′S 72°25′E / 7.317°S 72.417°E

14	Ganges Bank	submerged atoll	–	30	–	07°23′S 70°58′E / 7.383°S 70.967°E

15	Wight Bank	3	07°25′S 71°31′E / 7.417°S 71.517°E

16	Centurion Bank	25	07°39′S 70°50′E / 7.650°S 70.833°E

Chagos Archipelago	Archipelago	56.13	15427	64	04°54' to 07°39'S 70°14' to 72°37' E

1) a number of drying sand cays

2) main island and three islets at the northern end

Sentence(s)

The land area of the Chagos Archipelago is 56.13 km² and the largest island is Diego Garcia.

final_sentence: The land area of the Chagos Archipelago is 56.13 km² and the largest island is Diego Garcia.