Rosario Bank is a former
atoll
An atoll () is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. Atolls are located in warm tropical or subtropical oceans and seas where corals can gr ...
in the southern Caribbean Sea, located less than 20 km south of
Misteriosa Bank. It is in Honduras'
exclusive economic zone.
Rosario Bank is roughly rectangular in extent, being 16 kilometers long east-west, and eight kilometers wide. It has depths of 18 to 64 meters.
[Sailing Directions enroute, Pub. 148] The distance to the Honduran mainland at Punta Patuca in the south is 290 km, and to
Banco Chinchorro
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.
Geograp ...
off the
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
mainland in the west is about 330 km. The nearest dry land are the
Swan Islands 112 km to the south.
References
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Atolls of Honduras