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Pitt Bank is a wholly submerged [[atoll]] structure in the Southwest of the [[Chagos Archipelago]]. It is almost 56 km long Northwest to Southeast, with a width between 20 and 30 km. It stretches from 06°48'S to 07°16'S and 071°06'E to 071°36'E. The total size is |
Pitt Bank is a wholly submerged [[atoll]] structure in the Southwest of the [[Chagos Archipelago]]. It is almost 56 km long Northwest to Southeast, with a width between 20 and 30 km. It stretches from 06°48'S to 07°16'S and 071°06'E to 071°36'E. The total size is about 1100 km <sup>2</sup>, making it the second largest atoll structure in the Chagos Archipelago, after the [[Great Chagos Bank]], and before [[Speakers Bank]]. The closest piece of land is Île Lubine of [[Egmont Islands]] atoll, 22 km Northeast of the Northern end of Pitt Bank. |
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Pitt Bank is a wholly submerged atoll structure in the Southwest of the Chagos Archipelago. It is almost 56 km long Northwest to Southeast, with a width between 20 and 30 km. It stretches from 06°48'S to 07°16'S and 071°06'E to 071°36'E. The total size is about 1100 km 2, making it the second largest atoll structure in the Chagos Archipelago, after the Great Chagos Bank, and before Speakers Bank. The closest piece of land is Île Lubine of Egmont Islands atoll, 22 km Northeast of the Northern end of Pitt Bank.