Danger Island is the westernmost and the southernmost island of the Great Chagos Bank, which is the world's largest coral atoll structure, located in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. It is a 2 km long and flat island with a maximum width of 400 m, covered with tall coconut trees. Its name may derive from the lack of a safe anchorage, which r…
Danger Island is the westernmost and the southernmost island of the Great Chagos Bank, which is the world's largest coral atoll structure, located in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. It is a 2 km long and flat island with a maximum width of 400 m, covered with tall coconut trees. Its name may derive from the lack of a safe anchorage, which rendered every visit to this island dangerous for the ship and crew. A dangerous reef also extends about two to three miles south by west of the island, which at times the sea breaks on. The closest land is Sea Cow Island, the southernmost of the Eagle Islands which lies 16 km to the NNE.
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