Banco Chinchorro

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Banco Chinchorro is an atoll reef near Belize that is one of the world's premiere shipwreck diving spots. The reef, which lies in Mexican waters in the Caribbean Sea, is home to at least nine shipwrecks, including two Spanish Galleons. The names of the known wrecked ships are: SS Caldera, SS Escasell, SS Far Star, SS Ginger Screw, SS Glen View, SS Penelopez, SS San Andreas, and SS Tropic. There is also a large ferry from Cozumel that washed up on Chinchorro during Hurricane Wilma.

The reef is approximately 25 miles long (40.2 km) from north so south, and approximately 10 miles wide (16 km) at its widest point.


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