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'''Angria Bank''' is a [[bank (topography)|bank]], a shallow sunken [[atoll]], on the [[continental shelf]] off the west coast of [[India]]. It is located {{convert|105|km|0}} west of [[Vijaydurg (city)|Vijaydurg]], [[Maharashtra]]. It has [[Coral_reef#Platform_reef|platform]] type [[Coral reefs in India|coral reef]].

The name Angria Bank is derived from the name of one of the most successful Naval Admiral of [[Maratha Empire]], [[Kanhoji Angre]], whose name was spelled ''Conajee Angria'' by the british.<ref>{{cite book |last=Grose |first=John-Henry |title=A Voyage to the East-Indies |date=1757 |page=145 |url= https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/A_Voyage_to_the_East_Indies_with_Observa/CotCAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=conajee+Angria&pg=PA145&printsec=frontcover}}</ref>

==Geography==
The bank is at an average depth of approximately {{convert|35|m|ft}}, and its dimensions are {{convert|40|km|mi}} from north to south and {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} from east to west. It is a [[coral reef]]. The depth may vary; at some points, the water is {{convert|23|m|ft}} deep, and at other points, the seafloor can be {{convert|400|m|ft}} below sea level.The bottom is composed of sand, shells, and coral. The bank is steep-to on all sides, with great depths surrounding it.<ref>[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]</ref>

Angria Bank is {{convert|200|km|mi}} north of [[Adas Bank]], a similar submerged feature off the coast of [[Goa]].

==Marine life==
In late December 2019, the Wildlife Conservation Society of India launched an expedition to Angria Bank, discovering a coral reef that hadn't bleached yet. The government of India plans to designate Angria Bank as a marine protected reserve.

Angria Bank is known to have at least one [[laced moray]] eel, a school of [[schooling bannerfish]], and a [[Protoreaster linckii|red knob]] sea star. Several [[common dolphins]] and Indo-Pacific [[bottlenose dolphins]] inhabit the deeper waters of the coast. During the 8-day expedition to Angria Bank that started on the 18th of December, over 150 species of corals and algae were documented with no visible signs of bleaching.<ref name = "Information about the expedition">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaHqqmD2XJM "Expedition to Angria Bank"] 12 March 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.</ref>

==Tourism==
{{As of|2008}}, Angria Bank is accessible by a two-hour boat ride from [[Malvan]], Maharashtra. In 2008, Maharashtra state Finance Minister [[Jayant Patil]] announced a [[Indian rupee|Rs]] 50 million initiative to explore Angria Bank to determine the feasibility of further marine tourism in the area.<ref name="Tourism">[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.</ref>

The first ever underwater scientific expedition was carried out by the National Institute of Oceanography in 1985 . It revealed significant biodiversity though the results are yet to be published.

==See also==
*[[Coral reefs in India]]
*[[List of reefs]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
*William Henry Rosser, James Frederick Imray. [https://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. [https://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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[[Category:Landforms of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Coral reefs]]
[[Category:Underwater diving sites in India]]
[[Category:Undersea banks of the Indian Ocean]]
[[Category:Reefs of India]]

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