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'''Roncador Bank''' is a mostly-submerged [[atoll]] with several sandy [[cay]]s. It lies in the west [[Caribbean Sea]] off the coast of [[Central America]]. Originally claimed by the [[United States]] under the [[Guano Islands Act]] of 1856, the atoll was ceded by the United States to [[Colombia]] on September 17, 1981, as the result of a treaty signed in 1972. It is about 15 by 6 kilometers in size, with an area of 65 km² composed mostly of [[lagoon]].<ref>{{cite web |
'''Roncador Bank''' is a mostly-submerged [[atoll]] with several sandy [[cay]]s. It lies in the west [[Caribbean Sea]] off the coast of [[Central America]]. Originally claimed by the [[United States]] under the [[Guano Islands Act]] of 1856, the atoll was ceded by the United States to [[Colombia]] on September 17, 1981, as the result of a treaty signed in 1972. It is about 15 by 6 kilometers in size, with an area of 65 km² composed mostly of [[lagoon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oceandots.com/atlantic/san-andres/roncador.php |title=San Andrés Archipelago - Roncador Bank |date=10 February 2002 |accessdate=17 June 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223015139/http://www.oceandots.com/atlantic/san-andres/roncador.php |archivedate=December 23, 2010 }}</ref> In the northern area lies [[Roncador Cay]]. There are several dilapidated houses on it built by American troops during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]. An old disused lighthouse is at its northern end. A new lighthouse has been operating since 1977. |
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In 1894, the [[USS Kearsarge (1861)|USS Kearsarge]] was shipwrecked on Roncador Bank.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Locality Mariners Detest.; Roncador Reef Famous for Wrecks -- Warner Miller Came to Grief There. |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=9 February 1894 |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9507EED91031E033A2575AC0A9649C94659ED7CF |accessdate =17 June 2010 }}</ref> |
In 1894, the [[USS Kearsarge (1861)|USS Kearsarge]] was shipwrecked on Roncador Bank.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Locality Mariners Detest.; Roncador Reef Famous for Wrecks -- Warner Miller Came to Grief There. |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=9 February 1894 |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9507EED91031E033A2575AC0A9649C94659ED7CF |accessdate =17 June 2010 }}</ref> |
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Roncador
Location of Roncador Bank
13°34′N 80°04′W / 13.567°N 80.067°W Roncador Bank is a mostly-submerged atoll with several sandy cays. It lies in the west Caribbean Sea off the coast of Central America. Originally claimed by the United States under the Guano Islands Act of 1856, the atoll was ceded by the United States to Colombia on September 17, 1981, as the result of a treaty signed in 1972. It is about 15 by 6 kilometers in size, with an area of 65 km² composed mostly of lagoon.[1] In the northern area lies Roncador Cay. There are several dilapidated houses on it built by American troops during the Cuban Missile Crisis. An old disused lighthouse is at its northern end. A new lighthouse has been operating since 1977.
In 1894, the USS Kearsarge was shipwrecked on Roncador Bank.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "San Andrés Archipelago - Roncador Bank". 10 February 2002. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "A Locality Mariners Detest.; Roncador Reef Famous for Wrecks -- Warner Miller Came to Grief There". The New York Times. 9 February 1894. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
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