Campeche Bank facts for kids
1965 realization of Campeche Bank
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Depiction of Campeche Bank & Yucatán Shelf
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 Campeche Bank
Location in Mexico
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| Geography | |
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| Location |
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| Coordinates | 22°30′N 89°0′W / 22.500°N 89.000°W |
| Archipelago | Campeche Bank |
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| Total islands | Ten |
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| Administration | |
| Federal Entity of Mexico | Campeche |
| Capital city | Campeche City |
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| Campeche Knolls | |
Campeche Bank is part of the Gulf of Mexico and extends from the Yucatan Straits in the east to the Tabasco-Campeche Basin in the west. The Campeche ocean bank is 81 miles (130 km) from Mexico's geography of Campeche nautically bearing 100 nautical miles (120 mi; 190 km) south of the Tropic of Cancer.
Campeche Bank is cast as cays and reefs with islets encompassing Arrecife Alacran and Sigsbee Deep to the north with a southwest island arc of the Cayos Arcas archipelago isolated 92 nautical miles (106 mi; 170 km) north of Ciudad del Carmen.
See also
In Spanish: Sonda de Campeche para niños
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