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Sesostris Bank
	Sesostris Bank Location of Sesostris Bank in Lakshadweep
Geography
Location	Arabian Sea
Coordinates	13°08′N 72°00′E / 13.133°N 72.000°E
Archipelago	Lakshadweep
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	0
Area	388.53 km2 (150.01 sq mi)
Highest elevation	−20 m (-70 ft)
Administration
	India
Territory	Union territory of Lakshadweep
District	Lakshadweep
Island group	Aminidivi
Tehsils of India	Aminidivi
Subdivisions of India	Chetlat Island
Demographics
Population	0 (2014)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Malayali, Mahls
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30);
ISO code	IN-LD-02
Official website	www.lakshadweep.gov.in
Avg. summer temperature	32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Topography	submerged bank

Sesostris Bank is a submerged bank or sunken atoll belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India, and has a distance of 1,800 km (1,100 mi) south of the city of Delhi.^[3]

Geography

It is the second largest feature of Lakshadweep, after Bassas de Pedro, with a lagoon area of 388.53 km² (150.01 sq mi). It is also one of the northernmost features, after Cora Divh and Bassas de Pedro. Those coral banks, all submerged, form the north of Lakshadweep. Sesostris Bank is about 22 km in diameter.^[4] There are no emergent cays or islands. Depths range from 20 to 77 meters. Depths near the bank reach 700 meters.^[5]

This bank was named after the steam frigate INS Sesostris of the Indian Navy.^[6]