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



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