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Geological Formation

Mexico Rocks

Coastal and Reef Features

Mexico Rocks is a shallow patch reef complex off the far northern tip of Ambergris Caye, part of the Belize Barrier Reef system in the Caribbean Sea. It consists of roughly 100 Holocene patch reefs, composed predominantly of boulder star corals, clustered on a Pleistocene limestone ridge in water 2.5 to 5 meters deep that has accumulated over the last 420 years under stable sea levels; it was recommended for protection in 1978 and became part of the Hol Chan Marine Reserve in 2015.

Facts
Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
Connections

Associated With

Holocene, Eras
Source Mexico Rocks (Wikipedia)
Limestone, Materials
Source Mexico Rocks (Wikipedia)
Pleistocene, Eras
Source Mexico Rocks (Wikipedia)

In Discipline

Oceanography, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Oceanography via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Mexico Rocks
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Belize

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Mexico Rocks
Mexico

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Mexico Rocks (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section (protected-status)
    The site was recommended for designation as a marine preserve in 1978, and was approved in 2015 as a part of the Hol Chan Marine Reserve.
  • Associated With: Limestone, Lead paragraph
    The site consists of approximately 100 Holocene patch reefs clustered on a Pleistocene ridge of limestone and is composed predominantly of boulder star corals (Montastraea annularis).
  • Associated With: Holocene, Lead, age Holocene
    The site consists of approximately 100 Holocene patch reefs clustered on a Pleistocene ridge of limestone and is composed predominantly of boulder star corals (Montastraea annularis).
  • Associated With: Pleistocene, Lead, age Pleistocene
    The site consists of approximately 100 Holocene patch reefs clustered on a Pleistocene ridge of limestone and is composed predominantly of boulder star corals (Montastraea annularis).
  • Associated With: Limestone, Lead, rock Limestone
    The site consists of approximately 100 Holocene patch reefs clustered on a Pleistocene ridge of limestone and is composed predominantly of boulder star corals (Montastraea annularis).
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Wikidata: Mexico Rocks
Wikidata Q6826224, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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