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has gloss | eng: Lansdowne Bank, sometimes called Landsdowne Bank, is an extensive submerged bank located between the main island of New Caledonia and the Chesterfield Islands, in the easternmost part of the Coral Sea. It covers an area of 21,000 km², making it one of the largest banks of the world (after Saya de Malha), has general depths of 60 to 80 meters, and a largely sandy bottom. Two reefs mark the shallowest spots of the bank, but they are still submerged at low tide. |
lexicalization | eng: Lansdowne Bank |
instance of | (noun) a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone coral reef |
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geo loc | geographic location -20.583333333333332 160.5 |
media:img | Karta NC Iles Chesterfield.PNG |
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