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NameNearest Largest CityStateCountry
Seven and One Half Fathom Bank South Padre Island Texas USA 9 14 13 30 28 36
Geyer Bank Cameron Louisiana USA 55 60 210 13 30 28 36
Diaphus Bank New Orleans Louisiana USA 33 73 130 13 30 28 36
Sonnier Banks New Orleans Louisiana USA 18 60 13 30 28 36
Alderdice Bank Lafayette Louisiana USA 16 59 94 18 30 28 36
Flower Garden Banks Galveston Texas USA 143 18 130 20 30 31 36
West Flower Garden Bank Galveston Texas USA 77 8.1 10.9 20 150 20 30 31 36
East Flower Garden Banks Galveston Texas USA 66 5.2 8.7 20 136 20 30 31 36
Stetson Bank Galveston Texas USA 3 0.3 0.8 18 30 31 36
Pulley Ridge Key West FL USA 250 5.0 50.0 58 75 21 27 34 35
Arrecife / Isla de Lobos Ciudad Madero Veracruz Mexico 1.1 1.9 45
Antoine Bank Lafayette Louisiana USA
Goose Island Rockport Texas USA
Rezak-Sidner Bank New Orleans Louisiana USA 78 55 180
Cayo de las Cinco Leguas Cárdenas Matanzas Cuba
High Island Galveston Texas USA
Grand Terre Island Grand Isle Louisiana USA
Fishnet Bank New Orleans Louisiana USA 2 60 70-80
Arrecife Blanca Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 2 0.5 0.9 18
Chandeleur Islands Biloxi Mississippi USA 42.0
Cayo de Buenavista Mantua Pinar del Río Cuba
Arrecife Punta Mocambo Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 0.6 2.5
Florida Reefs Key West Florida USA 3,035
Arrecife Topatillo Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 0.1 0.4 45
Harbor Island Port Aransas Texas USA
Ship Island Gulfport Mississippi USA
Cayo Jutias Santa Lucía Pinar del Río Cuba
Adeline Bank New Orleans Louisiana USA
Bancos Obispo Campeche Campeche Mexico 3.0 5
Alaminos Bank Lake Jackson Texas USA
Cedar Keys Gainesville Florida USA
Claypile Bank Galveston Texas USA
Arrecife Santiaguillo Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 1 0.3 0.4 45
Arrecife Anegadilla Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 1 0.1 0.6 45
Cayo Arenas Complex Mérida Yucatán Mexico 1.0 3.3 30
Arrecife Punta Gorda - Punta Majahua Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 3.8 0.3 4
Arrecife / Isla de Sacrificios Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 1.0 0.5 14
Timbalier Islands New Orleans Louisiana USA
Petit Bois Island Gulfport Mississippi USA 7 0.7 10.0
Mustang Island Corpus Christi Texas USA 160 4.0 40.0
Santa Rosa Island Pensacola Florida USA
Pine Island Fort Myers Florida USA 56 3.2 17.4
Cayo Levisa Bahía Honda Pinar del Río Cuba
Banco de Champoton Champoton Yucatán Mexico 4 9
Arrecife Chopas Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 9 1.6 5.0 24
Captiva Island Fort Myers Florida USA
Cayos Arcas Complex Mérida Yucatán Mexico 2.4 4.6
Deer Island Biloxi Mississippi USA 6.4
Triángulo Este-Sur Complex Mérida Yucatán Mexico 1.5 4.4
Arrecife Anegada de Afuera Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 8 1.1 4.3 45
Lavandera Playa de Vacas Veracruz Mexico <0.25 3 5
Cayo Piedras del Norte Cárdenas Matanzas Cuba
Arrecife Aviso Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 0.1 0.3 24
Ewing Bank New Orleans Louisiana USA
Cayo Babun Mantua Pinar del Río Cuba
Arrecife Polo Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 1 0.5 0.5 24
Arrecife Enmedio Veracruz Veracruz Mexico
Dry Tortugas Key West Florida USA 308 11.3 27.4
Parker Bank New Orleans Louisiana USA
Cayo Escalon Minas de Matahambre Pinar del Río Cuba
St. Vincent Island Apalachicola Florida USA
Sackett Bank New Orleans Louisiana USA 7 63 100
Cayo de los Dislavones Minas de Matahambre Pinar del Río Cuba
Cat Island Biloxi Mississippi USA
Galveston Island Galveston Texas USA 209 4.8 43.5
Horn Island Gulfport Mississippi USA 11
St. Joseph Island Port Aransas Texas USA 296 8.0 37.0
Arrecife Cabezo Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 19 2.5 6.2 24
Cayo Rapado Chico Mantua Pinar del Río Cuba
Marsh Island Delcambre Louisiana USA
Arrecife Madagascar Mérida Yucatán México 3 18
Matagorda Island Bay City Texas USA 370 6.4 58.0
Bajo Mersey Playa de Vacas Veracruz Mexico <0.2 4 13
Banco Nuevo Campeche Campeche Mexico 14 46
Gasparilla Island Boca Grande Florida USA
Cayo Bahía de Cádiz Corralillo Cuba
Cayo Rapado Grande Mantua Pinar del Río Cuba
Five Islands Delcambre Louisiana USA
Arrecife Verde Veracruz Veracruz Mexico
Arrecife Alacrán Merida Yucatán Mexico 3,337 13.0 25.0 36
Tresslar Bank New Orleans Louisiana USA
Pleasure Island Port Arthur Texas USA
Cayo Espiritu Santo Hato Guane Pinar del Río Cuba
Casey Key Nokomis Florida USA <0.28 12.9
Ten Thousand Islands Everglades City Florida USA 697 3
Cayos de la Leña Sandino Pinar del Río Cuba
Tanguijo Tuxpan Veracruz Mexico <0.5 24
Arrecife Tuxpan Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 1.2 0.5 3 27
Arrecife Galleguilla Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 18
Honeymoon Island Dunedin Florida USA
Dauphin Island Mobile Alabama USA 36 1.6 22.5
Follets Island Galveston Texas USA
Arrecife La Blanquilla Veracruz Veracruz Mexico
Arrecife Anegada de Adentro Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 18
Elvers Bank Houston Texas USA
trartielotash Keflavik Iceland
Banco Pera Merida Yucatan Mexico 16 44
Bouma Bank Houston Texas USA
Arrecife La Gallega Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 18
Arrecife El Giote Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 0.3 0.5 2
Brazos Island Brownsville Texas USA 31 4.8 6.4
Florida Keys Key West Florida USA 420.0
Arrecife Tanhuijo Ciudad Madero Veracruz Mexico
Arrecife Medio Tampico Veracruz Mexico 45
Cayo Nuevo Mérida Yucatán Mexico 2 36
St. George Island Apalachicola Florida USA 75 1.6 46.7
Arrecife El Rizo Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 4 0.9 2.8 18
McGrail Bank Houston Texas USA
Cayo Murias Mantua Pinar del Río Cuba
Arrecife Pájaros Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 0.8 1.9 18
Bright Bank Galveston Texas USA 35
Arrecife Tierra Nueva Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 0.1 0.2 18
Cayo Zapato Mantua Pinar del Río Cuba
Arrecife Sisal Sisal Yucatán Mexico
MacNeil Bank Houston Texas USA
Arrecifes Colorados Havana Pinar del Río Cuba
Arrecife de Sancho Pardo Sandino Cuba
Arrecife Blake Poza Rica Veracruz Mexico 2 1.3 1.5 9 32 22 30
Cayo Coco Havana Havana Cuba
Cayo Arenas Bahía Honda Pinar del Río Cuba
Midnight Lump New Orleans LA USA
Upper Captiva Island Fort Myers Florida USA 2 0.8 6.4
Padre Island Corpus Christi Texas USA 888 4.8 185.0
Banco de Sabancuy Champoton Yucatán Mexico 4 9
trartielotash Keflavik Iceland
Round Island Pascagoula Mississippi USA
Banco Ingles Mérida Yucatán Mexico 9 36
Cayo Costa Island Boca Grande Florida USA 10
Cayo Inés de Soto Puerto Esperanza Pinar del Río Cuba
Cayo Diego Minas de Matahambre Pinar del Río Cuba
Cayo Paraíso Bahía Honda Pinar del Río Cuba
Arrecife Blanquilla Ciudad Madero Veracruz Mexico 0.5 0.7 45
Cayo Montano Mantua Pinar del Río Cuba
Arrecife Triángulo Oeste Mérida Yucatán Mexico 0.3 0.7 18
Sweet Bank New Orleans Louisiana USA
Arrecife Hornos Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 0.3 1.0 3
Isla de Enmedio Veracruz Veracruz Mexico 6 1.8 2.3 24
Florida Middle Grounds Clearwater Florida USA 1,193
Bajo Nuevo Merida Yucatan Mexico 30
Cayo Cruz del Padre Cárdenas Matanzas Cuba
Dog Island Carrabelle Florida USA 11.0
Rankin Bank Galveston Texas USA



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