Iltis Bank
- Landsat 7
- Path 122 Row 048
- 30 October 1999
One of many shallow bank formations occurring within the central South China Sea region, Itis Bank lies in the northern reaches of the Paracel Islands, located 11 km south from the Amphitrite Group of reefs. The bank measures around 5 km in length with average depths of 10 to 15 m.
image: millennium coral reefs landsat archive/usf millennium global coral reef mapping project/nasa seawifs/nasa jsc