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Mouchoir Bank, in Spanish also called Banco de Pañuelo Blanco, is a submerged bank disputed by the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Dominican Republic, claimed by both as part of their EEZ.

Mouchoir Bank

Native name: Banco de Pañuelo Blanco Submerged bank
Mouchoir Bank Location with the Caribbean
Geography
Location	Caribbean
Coordinates	20°57′00″N 70°42′00″W
Area	960 km2 (370 sq mi)
Administration
Disputed
Additional information
Time zone	Eastern Caribbean Time Zone (UTC−04:00)

The bank, located southeast of the Turks islands, is the geographic continuation of the carbonate island archipelago comprising the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, the Silver Bank, and the Navidad Bank.[1]

Geography

Much of the north side of the bank is awash in two groupings of coral reef. A 1.8 m deep rock lies between the two groupings. There are numerous shallow patches on the bank which break. North East Breaker is a dangerous rock in the northeast.

The bank covers an area of 960 km².[2] Mouchoir Passage, which separates Mouchoir Bank from the Turks Islands further northwest, is about 26 kilometres (16 mi) wide and very deep. Silver Bank Passage separates Mouchoir Bank from Silver Bank further southeast; the latter belongs to the Dominican Republic's EEZ.

See also

• Silver Bank
• Navidad Bank

References

External links

• Sailing Directions, Caribbean Sea Vol. I

На других языках

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- [en] Mouchoir Bank

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[it] Mouchoir Bank

Il Mouchoir Bank, in spagnolo chiamato Banco de Pañuelo Blanco (in italiano: Banco del fazzoletto bianco), è un banco sommerso nell'Oceano Atlantico che copre una superficie di 960 km² e che fa parte delle Isole Turks e Caicos poiché ricade all'interno della loro ZEE. È situato a sud est delle Isole Turks e geograficamente è considerato una continuazione delle Bahamas.

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