Campeche Bank
Ocean bank of the Gulf of Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Campeche Bank is part of the Gulf of Mexico and extends from the Yucatan Straits in the east to the Tabasco-Campeche Basin in the west.[12] The Campeche ocean bank is 81 miles (130 km) from Mexico's geography of Campeche nautically bearing 100 nautical miles (120 mi; 190 km) south of the Tropic of Cancer.
![]() 1965 realization of Campeche Bank | |
![]() Depiction of Campeche Bank & Yucatán Shelf | |
Geography | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 22°30′N 89°0′W |
Archipelago | Campeche Bank |
Adjacent to | |
Total islands | Ten |
Major islands | |
Administration | |
Federal Entity of Mexico | Campeche |
Capital city | Campeche City |
Additional information | |
Campeche Knolls |
Campeche Bank is cast as cays and reefs with islets encompassing Arrecife Alacran and Sigsbee Deep to the north with a southwest island arc of the Cayos Arcas archipelago isolated 92 nautical miles (106 mi; 170 km) north of Ciudad del Carmen.
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