Banc du Geyser

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Banc du Geyser
Disputed reef
Satellite image of Banc du Geyser (center) with Mayotte (left), the Glorioso Islands (top right) and Madagascar (bottom right)
Banc du Geyser
Other names	Banc du Geysir, Arecife de Santo Antonio
Geography
Location	Mozambique Channel
Coordinates	12°19′12″S 46°27′00″E / 12.32000°S 46.45000°E / -12.32000; 46.45000
Archipelago	Comoro Islands
Length	8 km (5 mi)(low tide only)
Width	5 km (3.1 mi)(low tide only)
Highest elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Highest point	South Rock
Administration
France
Claimed by
Comoros
Madagascar
Demographics
Population	0

Banc du Geyser (also Banc du Geysir) is a mostly submerged reef in the Mozambique Channel's northeastern part, 125 km (78 mi) northeast from Mayotte, 112 km (70 mi) southwest of the Glorioso Islands and 200 km (124 mi) off the northwestern coast of Madagascar.

Description

The Banc is a dangerous oval-shaped reef 8 km (5 mi) long and 5 km (3 mi) wide that becomes exposed only at low tides, with the exception of some rock formations in the southern part of the reef. The rocks are generally 1.5 to 3 m (5 to 10 ft) in height; the largest is South Rock, with a height of 8 m (26 ft), similar to a boat under sail.

In the eastern part of the reef there are some sandy cays, 1 to 3 m (3 to 10 ft) in height covered with grass and small bushes. The entrance into the central lagoon is possible from a south-southeastern direction. There is an abundance of seabirds, and the cays are covered in tons of guano.

About 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Geysir is Zélée Bank, a deep submarine feature.

History

The Geysir Reef was first known by Arab sailors around the year 700, and was shown on some navigation-charts dated around 800. Around 1650 the reef was shown on Spanish maps as Arecife de Santo Antonio. The current name was given on 23 December 1678, when a British vessel, Geysir, ran on the reef.

France and the Comoros claim the Banc du Geyser as part of their exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The reef is also claimed by Madagascar. From the French point of view, it is a part of the EEZ of Glorioso Islands, one of their Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean. Madagascar announced its annexation in 1976, presumably because of the possibility of oil fields in the vicinity but the Banc du Geyser is controlled in fact by the French forces armées de la zone sud de l'océan Indien.

In 2012, France included the reef in the parc naturel marin des Glorieuses, a marine protected area, to preserve the endangered flora and fauna of the Glorioso Islands.

External links

"Satellite images of Banc du Geysir". Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
Sailing Directions: East Africa and the South Indian Ocean. Accessed 30 September 2022.

Overseas France

Inhabited territories

Overseas regions¹	French Guiana Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte² Réunion
Overseas collectivities	French Polynesia Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and Futuna
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia

Uninhabited territories

North Pacific Ocean

Clipperton Island

Overseas territory (French Southern and Antarctic Lands)

Adélie Land Crozet Islands French domains of Saint Helena French domains of the Holy Land Kerguelen Islands Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands
Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean	Bassas da India³ Europa Island³ Glorioso Islands^{2, 3} Banc du Geyser Juan de Nova Island³ Tromelin Island⁴

¹ Also known as overseas departments
² Claimed by the Comoros
³ Claimed by Madagascar
⁴ Claimed by Mauritius

v t e Outlying territories of European countries
Territories under European sovereignty but closer to or on continents other than Europe (see inclusion criteria for further information).
Denmark	Greenland Faroe Islands
France	Clipperton Island French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands Adélie Land Crozet Islands Kerguelen Islands Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands Amsterdam Island Saint Paul Island Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean Bassas da India Europa Island Glorioso Islands Geyser Shoal Juan de Nova Island Tromelin Island Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte New Caledonia Réunion Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and Futuna
Netherlands	Aruba Caribbean Netherlands Bonaire Saba Sint Eustatius Curaçao Sint Maarten
Norway	Bouvet Island Peter I Island Queen Maud Land
Portugal	Azores Madeira
Spain	Canary Islands Ceuta Melilla Plazas de Soberanía Alboran Island Alhucemas Islands Chafarinas Islands Velez Islands
United Kingdom	Anguilla Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Ascension Island Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands

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