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Coral reef in the Florida Keys, US
Crocker Reef
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Location
LocationCaribbean
Coordinates24°54′30″N 080°31′30″W / 24.90833°N 80.52500°W / 24.90833; -80.52500
CountryUnited States
Geology
Typereef

Crocker Reef (or Crocker Ridges) is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the southeast of Plantation Key, and is near Davis Reef. Unlike many reefs in the Sanctuary, it is not within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA).

NOAA map of the reef

References

  1. Crocker Reef on Scuba Schedules
  2. NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Maps, Florida Keys East
  3. NOAA Map of buoys at Crocker Reef
  4. NOAA Navigational Chart 11464



Corals and coral reefs
Hexacorallia
Octocorallia
Coral reefs
Coral regions
Coral diseases
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