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Reef Attractions In Ambergris Caye

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Ambergris Caye, pronounced am-BUR-gris KEE, is the largest island of Belize, located northeast of the country in the Caribbean Sea. It is about 40 kilometres long from north to south, and about 1.6 kilometres wide. Where it has not been modified by man, is mostly a ring of white sand beach around mangrove swamp in the centre. Though administered as part of the Belize District, the closest point on the mainland is part of the Corozal District. A Maya community lived on the island in Pre-Columbian times, and made distinctive polished red ceramics.San Pedro Town is the largest settlement and only town on Ambergris. There are also a number of small village...
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Reef Attractions In Ambergris Caye

  • 1. Hol Chan Marine Reserve San Pedro
    Hol Chan Marine Reserve is a marine reserve close to Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, off the coast of Belize. It covers approximately 18 km² of coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangrove forest. Hol Chan is Mayan for little channel.
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  • 2. Mexico Rocks Ambergris Caye
    Mexico Rocks is a shallow patch reef complex located off the far northern tip of Ambergris Caye, in the Belizean Barrier Reef. The site consists of approximately 100 Holocene patch reefs clustered on a Pleistocene ridge of limestone and is composed predominantly of boulder corals . The reef has accumulated in shallow water, about 2.5 to 5 metres deep, over the last 420 years, under static sea level conditions. The Montastraea annularis patch corals that dominate here are unique to Ambergris Caye's northern lagoon and a rare occurrence in Belize; the only other such patch reefs in the country are located at Glover's Reef. In addition, staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis occurs on the ridge's windward and leeward flanks. The site was recommended for designation as a marine preserve in 1978, ...
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