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The Great Chagos Bank, in the Chagos Archipelago, about South of the Maldives, is the largest atoll structure in the world, with a total area of .〔(Geosociety )〕 The Atoll is administered by the United Kingdom through the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). ==Islands== Despite its enormous size, the Great Chagos Bank is largely a submarine structure. There are only four emerging reefs, mostly located on the western rim of the atoll, except for lonely Nelson Island which lies wholly isolated in the middle of the northern fringe. These reefs have seven or eight individual low and sandy islands, with a total land area of about . All islands and their surrounding waters are a Strict Nature Reserve since 1998.〔(6: British Indian Ocean Territory )〕 The total length of the eastern and southern expanses of the bank, as well as the reefs in its central area are wholly submerged. The islands of the Great Chagos Bank, starting clockwise from the south, are: *Danger Island (slightly more than long from North to South, by wide, land area , vegetated with palm trees up to high. *Eagle Islands * *Île Aigle (Eagle Island, vegetated with high coconut trees, land area * *Sea Cow Island (Île Vache Marine), vegetated with trees, land area . *Three Brothers (''Trois Fréres'') and Resurgent Islands, vegetated with high coconut trees, land area . * *Île du Sud (South Island, largest of the group), * *Île du Milieu (Middle Island), * *unnamed rocky islet * *Île du Nord (North Island), *Nelson Island ( long from East to West, up to wide, land area , with high, bushy vegetation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Great Chagos Bank」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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