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



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