Scorpion Reef
Native name: Arrecife Alacranes | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Gulf of Mexico Progreso Municipality Yucatán, Mexico |
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| Archipelago | Campeche Bank |
| Total islands | 5 |
| Major islands | Isla Pérez |
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| Official name | Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes |
| Designated | 2 February 2008 |
| Reference no. | 1820[1] |
Scorpion Reef (Spanish: Arrecife Alacranes) is an atoll containing a small group of islets in the Gulf of Mexico, about 125 kilometres (78 mi; 67 NM) off the northern coast of the state of Yucatán, Mexico.[2] Designated a national park, the reef is part of the Campeche Bank archipelago and is the largest reef in the southern Gulf of Mexico.[3][4] It contains five main vegetated islands: Isla Pérez, Isla Desertora, Isla Pájaros, Isla Chica, and Isla Desterrada.[3][4] Isla Pérez is the only inhabited island and includes a lighthouse.[3] The reef, including its islets and surrounding waters, has been recognised as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports a population of magnificent frigatebirds.[5]
History
[edit | edit source]The British postal steamer Tweed was wrecked on the reef en route from Havana to Veracruz in 1847, with the loss of 72 lives and a cargo of mercury.[6][7]
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External links
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- Website of Park (dead link; archive)
- Coral reefs
- Biosphere reserves of Mexico
- Protected areas of Yucatán
- Protected areas of Campeche
- Ramsar sites in Mexico
- Islands of Yucatán
- Islands of Campeche
- Reefs of Mexico
- Islands claimed under the Guano Islands Act
- Important Bird Areas of Mexico
- Important Bird Areas of the Caribbean
- Seabird colonies
- Uninhabited islands of Mexico
- Marine geography stubs
- Southern Mexico geography stubs