Turtle Reef

Coral reef in the Florida Keys, US
Turtle Reef is located in Florida
Turtle Reef
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Turtle Reef is located in Caribbean
Turtle Reef
Turtle Reef (Caribbean)
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LocationLocationCaribbeanCoordinates25°17′00″N 80°12′30″W / 25.28333°N 80.20833°W / 25.28333; -80.20833CountryUnited StatesGeologyTypereef

Turtle Reef is a coral reef situated at the northern extremity of the Turtle Rocks shoal, and located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the east of Key Largo, within the Key Largo Existing Management Area, which is immediately to the east of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Unlike many reefs within the National Marine Sanctuary, this reef is not within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA). The reef is north of Carysfort Reef.

NOAA map of the reef

References

  • NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Maps, Florida Keys East
  • NOAA Map of buoys around Turtle Rocks
  • NOAA Navigational Chart 11463
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