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| Turtle Reef | |
|---|---|
  Location within Florida  Location within the Caribbean | |
| Location | |
| Location | Caribbean |
| Coordinates | 25°17′00″N 80°12′30″W / 25.28333°N 80.20833°W |
| Country | United States |
| Geology | |
| Type | reef |
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.
References
[edit]- NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Maps, Florida Keys East
- NOAA Map of buoys around Turtle Rocks
- NOAA Navigational Chart 11463
