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Scorpion Reef (Spanish: Arrecife Alacranes) is an atoll containing a small group of islets in the Gulf of Mexico, about 125 kilometres (78 mi; 67 NM) off the northern coast of the state of Yucatán, Mexico. [2] Designated a national park, the reef is part of the Campeche Bank archipelago and is the largest reef in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
These reefs consist of a series of both high and low relief limestone ledges and pinnacles that exceed 15 metres (49 feet) in some areas. The roughly 348 NM² of this hardbottom region lies 150 kilometres (93 miles) south of the panhandle coast and 160 kilometres (99 miles) northwest of Tampa Bay between 28° 10' and 28° 45' N and 084°00' and 084°25' W
Conditions of the Gulf of Mexico were conducive to reef-building, which started roughly ten to fifteen thousand years ago. Two reefs, East Flower Garden Bank (EFGB) and West Flower Garden Bank (WFGB), made up Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) when it was initially created in 1992. In 1996, Stetson Bank was added to the ...
The Gulf of America (Spanish: Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, [3] mostly surrounded by the North American continent. [4] It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States ; on the southwest and south by the Mexican states of Tamaulipas , Veracruz , Tabasco ...
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The Cayos Arcas is a chain of three tiny sand cays and an accompanying reef system in the Gulf of Mexico, 128 kilometres (80 miles) from the mainland. [12] It is located approximately 130 kilometres (81 miles) from the mainland, west of Campeche. Their aggregate land area is 22.8 hectares (56.3 acres).
“Obviously, the Gulf of Mexico is recognized by the United Nations,” Sheinbaum said, rejecting the notion that the signature body of water—which has born Mexico's name since colonial times ...
New reef areas Reef Name Location GPS Wasmer Reef 10 nautical miles from Gordon Pass 26°01.973'N 81°58.557'W Foote Family Reef 17 nautical miles from Gordon Pass 26°01.205'N 82°06.586'W Collier #1 aka Tod Sirod Reef: 10 nautical miles from Gordon Pass 26°07.771'N 82°02.290'W Collier #2 14 nautical miles from Gordon Pass