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Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef is the second longest barrier reef in the world, after the off 's eastern coast and is the largest coral reef in the Western Hemisphere.
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  • Type: protected area
  • Description: protected area in Mexico
  • Also known as: “Great Maya Reef” and “Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System”

Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

Latitude of center
17.69° or 17° 41′ 24″ north
Longitude of center
-87.59° or 87° 35′ 24″ west
Wiki­data ID
Q1108191
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Satellite Map

Discover Mesoamerican Barrier Reef from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Mesoamerican Barrier Reef” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نظام الحاجز المرجاني في أمريكا الوسطى”
  • Chinese: “中美洲大堡礁系統”
  • Chinese: “中美洲大堡礁系统”
  • Czech: “Mezoamerický korálový útes”
  • Dutch: “Meso-Amerikaans Koraalrif”
  • Hebrew: “מערכת שונית המחסום המסואמריקנית”
  • Indonesian: “Sistem Karang Penghalang Mesoamerika”
  • Italian: “Sistema mesoamericano di barriere coralline”
  • Japanese: “メソアメリカ堡礁システム”
  • Malay: “Sistem Terumbu Sawar Mesoamerika”
  • Malay: “Terumbu Sawar Mesoamerika”
  • Russian: “Мезоамериканский Барьерный риф”
  • Slovak: “Mezoamerický koralový útes”
  • Slovenian: “Mezoameriški pregradni grebenski sistem”
  • Spanish: “arrecife mesoamericano”
  • Spanish: “SAM”
  • Spanish: “Sistema Arrecifal Mesoamericano”
  • Ukrainian: “Мезоамериканська система бар’єрних рифів”
  • Vietnamese: “Hệ thống Rạn san hô Trung Bộ châu Mỹ”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Mesoamerican Barrier Reef”. Photo: M.Gray97, CC BY-SA 4.0.