Banco Chinchorro

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 This article does not cite any references or sources. (November 2006)
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.

Banco Chinchorro is an atoll reef lying off the southeast coast of the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco in Quintana Roo, Mexico, near Belize that is one of the world's premiere shipwreck diving spots. The reef, which lies in Mexican waters in the Caribbean Sea about 80 km east of the city of Chetumal, 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.

[edit] External links

 This article about a location in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Languages