An ocean bank , sometimes referred to as a fishing bank or simply bank , is a part of the seabed that is shallow compared to its surrounding area, such as a shoal or the top of an underwater hill . Somewhat like continental slopes , ocean bank slopes can upwell as tidal and other flows intercept them, sometimes resulting in nutrient-rich currents. Because of this, some large banks, such as Dogger Bank and the Grand Banks of Newfoundland , are among the richest fishing grounds in the world.
3-610: The Investigator Bank is a submerged bank or sunken atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep , India . It is located 31 km (19 mi) to the northeast of Minicoy Island in Lakshadweep. It is located 31 km to the northeast of Minicoy Island in the southern region of the Nine Degree Channel . Its minimum depth is 217 m. Depths in the neighborhood of the bank reach 914 meters. The Investigator Canyon
6-577: Is located north of the Investigator Bank between 17˚45'N, 66˚27'E and 17˚47'N, 66˚10'E. Its lagoon area is 141.8 km (54.7 sq mi). This bank was named in 1886 after wooden paddle hydrographic survey vessel HMS Investigator . This article related to a location in the Indian union territory of Lakshadweep Islands is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bank (topography) There are some banks that were reported in
9-506: The 19th century by navigators, such as Wachusett Reef , whose existence is doubtful. Ocean banks may be of volcanic nature. Banks may be carbonate or terrigenous . In tropical areas some banks are submerged atolls . As they are not associated with any landmass , banks have no outside source of sediments . Carbonate banks are typically platforms, rising from the ocean depths, whereas terrigenous banks are elevated sedimentary deposits. Seamounts , by contrast, are mountains rising from
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