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has gloss | eng: Colvocoresses Reef is a wholly submerged atoll structure in the Northeast of the Chagos Archipelago, 15 km East of Speakers Bank and 28 km Northeast of Blenheim Reef. It is named after Dr. Alden Partridge Colvocoresses who developed in 1973 - 1979 the Space-oblique Mercator projection with John Parr Snyder and John L. Junkins. The least charted depth is 9 meters deep above the reef. Breakers are visible only during heavy seas. The reef measures 8 km north-south, and is 1 to 2 km wide , with a total area of about 10 km². |
lexicalization | eng: Colvocoresses Reef |
instance of | (noun) an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon atoll |
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lexicalization | ell: Ύφαλος Κολβοκορέσσες |
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has gloss | fra: Le récif Colvocoresses, en anglais , parfois appelé banc Colvocoresses, en anglais , est un atoll de larchipel des Chagos, dans le territoire britannique de locéan Indien, un territoire britannique doutre-mer . Administrativement, il est inclus dans le territoire britannique de locéan indien, un territoire britannique doutre-mer. Cependant, Maurice réclame la souveraineté de larchipel des Chagos, y compris le récif Colvocoresses . |
lexicalization | fra: récif Colvocoresses |
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geo loc | geographic location -4.9 72.61666666666666 |
media:img | Chagos large.png |
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