Angria Bank

Angria Bank

Angria Bank is a bank, a shallow a sunken atoll on the continental shelf, off the west coast of India. It is located 105 km west of Vijaydurg, Maharashtra.

The bank has a least depth of 20.1 metres and its dimensions are around 40 km from north to south and 15 km from east to west. It is a coral habitat. The bottom is composed of sand, shells, and coral. The bank is steep-to on all sides, with great depths surrounding it. [http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub173/173sec02.pdf Sailing Directions: West Coast of India, Sector 2: Diu Head to Cape Rama, page 40]

Tourism

As of 2008, Angria Bank is accesible by tourists by a four-hour boat trip from Goa. In 2008, Maharashtra state Finance Minister Jayant Patil announced a Rs 5 crore initiative to explore Angria Bank in order to determine the feasability of further marine tourism in the area. [http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080319/913231.html "Mah govt plans to explore tourism potential of 'Angria Bank'."] WebIndia123.com 19 March 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.] The expectation is that the extensive coral reef that may provide habitat for variety of fishes could make area one of India's best recreational diving destinations.

Notes and references

Further references

*William Henry Rosser, James Frederick Imray. [http://books.google.com/books?id=_8BBAAAAIAAJ "The Seaman's Guide to the Navigation of the Indian Ocean and China Sea Including a Description of the Wind, Storms, Tides, Currents, &c., Sailing Directions; a Full Account of All the Islands; with Notes on Making Passages During the Different Seasons."] J. Imray & Son, 1867. p. 412.
*Alfred Dundas Taylor, James Horsburgh. [http://books.google.com/books?id=qPkGAAAAQAAJ "The India directory, for the guidance of commanders of steamers and sailing vessels, founded upon the work of J. Horsburgh."] W.H. Allen & Co., 1874. p. 299.


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