Chagos–Laccadive Ridge

After 1973, the Indian government de-recognized the colonial word "Laccadive " and renamed it "Lakshadweep" as per local lingua franca.

Extending from c. 10°S to 15°N, the CLR includes the Lakshadweep, Maldives, and Chagos archipelagos and can be divided into three corresponding blocks, of which the first is continental and the two latter are oceanic.

[2] The CLR extends northward for c. 2,550 km (1,580 mi) from 10°S at the southern end of the Chagos Archipelago to 14°N around the Adas Bank.

The Lakshadweep Ridge, the northern part of the CLR, parallels the Indian west coast (8°N–16°N) and has an average width of 270 km (170 mi).

[7][8] The vast Chagos–Lakshadweep Ridge contains a considerable amount of volcanic rock, as does the southern part of the Mascarene Plateau.