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



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