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Turtle Reef

Coordinates: 25°17′00″N 80°12′30″W / 25.28333°N 80.20833°W / 25.28333; -80.20833
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Turtle Reef
Turtle Reef is located in Florida
Turtle Reef
Turtle Reef is located in Caribbean
Turtle Reef
Turtle Reef (Caribbean)
Location
LocationCaribbean
Coordinates25°17′00″N 80°12′30″W / 25.28333°N 80.20833°W / 25.28333; -80.20833
CountryUnited States
Geology
Typereef

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 within Hawk Channel. 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

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