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{{Short description|Submerged bank of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Bassas de Pedro
| native_name = മഞ്ഞപ്പാർ
| native_name_link = Malayalam
| native_name_lang =
| sobriquet = Pedro Bank
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| map = India
| map_caption = Location of Bassas de Pedro in [[Lakshadweep]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13|05|N|72|25|E|region:IN-LD_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| etymology = The Local fishermen called after the Sea Over the bank seen as yellow water from a far view ..

| location = [[Arabian Sea]]
| island_type = [[Submerged bank]]
| archipelago = [[Lakshadweep]]
| waterbody = [[Indian Ocean]]
| total_islands = 0
| major_islands =
| area_km2 = 2474.33
| area_footnotes = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://lakshadweep.gov.in/Area-Population.PDF|title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2001 Census|publisher=Government of Lakshadweep|access-date=26 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163348/http://lakshadweep.gov.in/Area-Population.PDF|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| length_km = 130
| width_km = 13 - 33
| coastline_km =
| elevation_m = -16.4
| highest_mount =
| country = [[India]]
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[States and union territories of India|Territory]]
| country_admin_divisions = [[Union territory]] of [[Lakshadweep]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[List of districts in India#Lakshadweep (LD)|District]]
| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Lakshadweep]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = [[Island group]]
| country_admin_divisions_2 = [[Aminidivi]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India]]
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Aminidivi]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_4 = [[Subdivisions of India]]
| country_admin_divisions_4 = [[Chetlat Island]]
| population = 0
| population_as_of = 2014
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| density_km2 = 0
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| ethnic_groups = [[Malayali]], [[Mahl people|Mahls]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| timezone1_DST =
| utc_offset1_DST =
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| website = {{URL|http://www.lakshadweep.gov.in/}}
| iso_code_type = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO code]]
| iso_code = IN-LD-02<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref>
|additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|32.0|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|28.0|°C|°F}}
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'''Bassas de Pedro''', also known as '''Manjappar''' or '''Pedro Bank''', is a submerged [[bank (topography)|bank]] or sunken [[atoll]] belonging to the [[Amindivi]] Subgroup of islands of the [[Union Territory]] of [[Lakshadweep]], [[India]], with a distance of {{convert|1795|km|abbr=on}} south of the city of [[Delhi]]. .<ref>[http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub173/173sec05.pdf Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)]</ref>

==Geography==
It is the largest feature of Lakshadweep, with a [[lagoon]] area of {{convert|2474.33|km2|abbr=on}}, which is more than half of the sum of all lagoon sizes in Lakshadweep (59 percent). It is also one of the northernmost features, second only to [[Cora Divh]]. Bassas de Pedro, Cora Divh and [[Sesostris Bank]], all submerged, form the north of Lakshadweep. Bassas de Pedro stretches over 130 km from 12°31'N to 13°41'N, in the shape of an arch open to the east. Its width ranges from 15 km in the north to 33 km in the south. Its southern end is 63 km east of North Cay of [[Cherbaniani Reef]], the closest land feature.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sandtech.nic.in/interest.htm |title=Lakshadweep; geographical information |access-date=7 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011083134/http://sandtech.nic.in/interest.htm |archive-date=11 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

There are no emergent cays or islands. The general depth ranges from 46 to 50 meters, with extremes between 16.4 and 73 meters. The bank is steep-to, smooth with minor undulations in topography, and composed of sand, shells, and decayed coral. The water on the bank is not discolored.

==Administration==
The bank belongs to the [[Subdivisions of India|township]] of [[Chetlat Island]] of [[Aminidivi]] [[Tehsils of India|Tehsil]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lakshadweep.gov.in/Area-Population.PDF |title=Tehsils info |access-date=26 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163348/http://lakshadweep.gov.in/Area-Population.PDF |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

*[http://www.india9.com Lagoon sizes]
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[[Category:Undersea banks of Lakshadweep]]
[[Category:Reefs of India]]
[[Category:Underwater diving sites in India]]
[[Category:Reefs of the Indian Ocean]]

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