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



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