Turneffe Atoll
Turneffe Atoll is located southeast of Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, off the coast of Belize in Central America, 20 miles from Belize City. It is one of three atolls of the Belize Barrier Reef, along with Glover's Reef and Lighthouse Reef.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: atoll off the coast of Belize, Central America
- Also known as: “Isla Turneffe”, “Terra Nueve”, “Terranof”, “Tierra Nueva”, “Turneefe”, and “Turneffe islands”
Turneffe Atoll
- Categories: atoll, locality, and landform
- Location: Belize District, Belize, Central America, North America
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Latitude
17.30902° or 17° 18′ 33″ northLongitude
-87.87279° or 87° 52′ 22″ westOpen location code
769J845G+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2372185062OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
3580882Wikidata ID
Q2117842
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Satellite Map
Discover Turneffe Atoll from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Turkish—“Turneffe Atoll” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Турнефэ”
- Cebuano: “Turneffe Islands”
- Chinese: “特內夫群島”
- Chinese: “通妮芙環礁”
- Dutch: “Turneffe islands”
- French: “Atoll Turneffe”
- French: “Îles Turneffe”
- German: “Turneffe Island”
- German: “Turneffe”
- Hebrew: “איי טורנפה”
- Italian: “Isole Turneffe”
- Japanese: “トゥルネッフェ環礁”
- Polish: “Turneffe”
- Spanish: “Islas Turneffe”
- Spanish: “Turneffe Islands”
- Swedish: “Turneffe Islands”
- Turkish: “Turneffe Atolü”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gallows Point and St. George’s Caye.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Calabash Caye Field Station and Little Joe’s Hole.
Belize District: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Turneffe Atoll”. Photo: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0.