Mouchoir Bank, in

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also called ''Banco de Pañuelo Blanco'', is a

submerged bank An ocean bank, sometimes referred to as a fishing bank or simply bank, is a part of the seabed that is shallow compared to its surrounding area, such as a shoal or the top of an underwater hill. Somewhat like continental slopes, ocean bank sl ...

that is part of the

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and falls within its exclusive economic zone. The bank, located southeast of the

Turks islands The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and no ...

, is the geographic continuation of the

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island

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comprising the

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, Turks and Caicos Islands, the

Silver Bank Silver Bank ( es, Banco de la Plata) is a submerged bank in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Dominican Republic and southeast of the territory of Turks and Caicos Islands. It covers an area of . It is separated from Mouchoir Bank in the west by ...

, and the

Navidad Bank Navidad Bank ( es, Banco de la Navidad) is a submerged bank in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Dominican Republic and southeast of the Territory of Turks & Caicos. It is separated from Silver Bank by the wide Navidad Bank Passage. Geography Navid ...

Geography

Much of the north side of the bank is awash in two groupings of

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reef. A 1.8 m deep rock lies between the two groupings. There are numerous shallow patches on the bank which break. North East Breaker is a dangerous rock in the northeast. The bank covers an area of 960 km².Michael L. Frankel, ''The Voyage of SABRA: An Ecological Cruise Through the Caribbean''
/ref> Mouchoir Passage, which separates Mouchoir Bank from the

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further northwest, is about wide and very deep. Silver Bank Passage separates Mouchoir Bank from

further southeast; the latter belongs to the

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's EEZ.

References

External links

Sailing Directions, Caribbean Sea Vol. I
Undersea banks of the Caribbean Sea Geography of the Turks and Caicos Islands {{Bahamas-geo-stub

Geography

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