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Roncador Bank is a mostly-submerged atoll with several sandy cays. It lies in the west Caribbean Sea off the coast of Central America.

Roncador Bank
Geography
Roncador Bank
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Location	Caribbean Sea
Coordinates	13°34′N 80°04′W
Administration
Colombia

Geography

It is about 15 by 6 kilometers in size, with an area of 65 km² composed mostly of lagoon.[1] In the northern area lies Roncador Cay.

Roncador

Location of Roncador Bank

History

Originally claimed by the United States under the Guano Islands Act of 1856, the atoll was ceded by the United States to Colombia on September 17, 1981, as the result of a treaty signed in 1972. There are several dilapidated houses on it built by American troops during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

In 1894, the USS Kearsarge was shipwrecked on Roncador Bank.[2]

Lighthouse

An old disused lighthouse is at its northern end. A new lighthouse has been operating since 1977.

References

"San Andrés Archipelago - Roncador Bank". 10 February 2002. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
"A Locality Mariners Detest.; Roncador Reef Famous for Wrecks – Warner Miller Came to Grief There". The New York Times. 9 February 1894. Retrieved 17 June 2010.

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На других языках

[de] Roncador Bank

Roncador Bank (spanisch Banco Roncador) ist eine isoliert gelegene, atollartige Korallenbank im südwestlichen Karibischen Meer.

- [en] Roncador Bank

[fr] Roncador Bank

Roncador Bank est un atoll majoritairement submergé avec plusieurs cayes de sable. Il est situé dans la mer des Caraïbes au large des côtes centro-américaines et appartient administrativement à la Colombie.

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