Banco Chinchorro
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Banco Chinchorro is an atoll reef lying off the southeast coast of the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco in Quintana Roo, Mexico, near Belize. It was featured throughout the 2009 semi-documentary film Alamar by Pedro González-Rubio.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Geography
The reef lies in Mexican waters Script error: No such module "convert". offshore in the Caribbean Sea, or about Script error: No such module "convert". east of the city of Chetumal. It is approximately Script error: No such module "convert". long from north to south, and approximately Script error: No such module "convert". wide at its widest point. It covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. The atoll has three islands, with an aggregate land area of Script error: No such module "convert".:
- Cayo Norte (actually two separate islets) (0.9 km²)
- Cayo Centro (5.6 km²)
- Cayo Lobos (southernmost) (0.2 km²)
The natural vegetation of the islands is largely mangrove near the shore shading into open woodland more than Script error: No such module "convert". from the shore. There is an American crocodile reserve on the southernmost (and biggest) island. The islands (in common with many isolated tropical islands) are thickly populated with small crabs, which are tame and can be trodden on inadvertently by visitors.
Some of the islands are inhabited by fishermen, who live in stilt houses about Script error: No such module "convert". offshore to circumvent local regulations forbidding private construction.[1]
Shipwrecks
The reef is home to at least nine shipwrecks, including two Spanish Galleons. The names of the known wrecked ships are: SS Caldera, SS Escasell, SS Far Star, SS Ginger Screw, SS Glen View, SS Penelopez, SS San Andreas, and SS Tropic.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". There is also a large ferry from Cozumel that washed up on Chinchorro during Hurricane Wilma.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
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- ↑ Lonely Planet Guide Mexico, Lonely Planet publications, Melbourne, (2005)
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External links
- Ecosistema Ayuntamiento de Othón P. Blanco
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