Rosalind Bank

Rosalind Bank, also called Rosalinda or Rosa Linda Bank, is a large, completely submerged atoll that lies with its southern extremity 269 km ENE of Cabo Gracias a Dios, at coord|16|26|N|80|31|W|. It is the culmination of an area of coral reef some 300 km long that is stretching out eastward from Cabo Gracias a Dios. This area, an extensive structure that continues further east through Pedro Bank towards Jamaica, is known as Nicaragua Rise.

Rosalind is 101 km long in a north-south direction, and 56 km wide, as defined by the 200 m isobath, which corresponds to an area of roughly 4 500 km². General depths range from 18 to 37 m, an almost immediate transition from the 300 m depth of surrounding waters. The bottom is of coarse sand and coral.

Several patches of depths from 7.3 to 11 m lie on a 23 km long coral ledge located 3 km within the SE edge of the bank. A detached 11 m patch lies near the SW edge of the bank, 21.7 km WNW of the southern end of this ledge. A depth of 10.9 m lies close to the northern edge of the bank.

An extensive bank 66 km long and 16 km wide, with an area of 830 km², lies 18 km west of Rosalind Bank. Depths over this bank range from 7 to 66 m. The shallowest detached patches are found along the eastern edge of the bank. A detached 11 m patch lies on the northern part of the bank. 6 km further west lies Thunder Knoll.

30 km southeast of Rosalind Bank is Serranilla Bank. The cays on it are the closest pieces of dry land.

Several countries claim that their EEZs extend over Rosalind Bank, including Colombia, Nicaragua, Honduras, the United States, and Jamacia.

External links

* [http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub148/148sec06.pdf Sailing Directions, Caribbean Sea, Vol. II]
* [http://www.oceandots.com/atlantic/san-andres/rosalind.htm Oceandots - mentioning Nicaragua Rise]