Scorpion Reef
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| Native name: Arrecife Alacranes | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Gulf of Mexico Progreso Municipality Yucatán, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 22°22′58″N 89°40′57.8″W / 22.38278°N 89.682722°WCoordinates: 22°22′58″N 89°40′57.8″W / 22.38278°N 89.682722°W |
| Archipelago | Campeche Bank |
| Total islands | 5 |
| Major islands | Isla Pérez |
| Administration | |
| Official name | Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes |
| Designated | February 2, 2008[1] |
Scorpion Reef (Spanish: Arrecife Alacranes) is a reef surrounding a small group of islands in the Gulf of Mexico off the northern coast of the state of Yucatán, Mexico.[2] Designated a national park, the reef is part of the Campeche Bank archipelago and is the largest reef in the southern Gulf of Mexico.[3][4]
Scorpion Reef contains the five main vegetated islands of Isla Pérez, Isla Desertora, Isla Pájaros, Isla Chica, and Isla Desterrada.[3][4] Isla Perez is the only inhabited island and includes a lighthouse.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Ramsar List". Ramsar.org. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Alacranes Reef". Yucatan Today. 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ a b c "Arrecife Alacrán". GulfBase. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Instituto Nacional de Ecología" (in Spanish). Parque Marino Nacional Arrecife Alacranes. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
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