Scorpion Reef is an atoll in the Gulf of Mexico, about 125 kilometres off the northern coast of Yucatán, Mexico, and part of the Campeche Bank archipelago. The largest reef in the southern Gulf of Mexico, it holds five main vegetated islets, Isla Perez, Isla Desertora, Isla Pajaros, Isla Chica and Isla Desterrada, and is recognised as an Important Bird Area for its population of magnificent frigatebirds.
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Oceanography via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
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- designated a national park; part of the Campeche Bank archipelago
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Scorpion Reef (Spanish: Arrecife Alacranes) is an atoll containing a small group of islets in the Gulf of Mexico, about 125 kilometres (78 mi; 67 NM) off the northern coast of the state of Yucatán, Mexico.
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