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Serranilla Bank

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Serranilla Bank is a partially submerged reef with small uninhabited islets in the western Caribbean Sea, about 350 kilometers northeast of Nicaragua and 280 kilometers southwest of Jamaica. A former atoll consisting mainly of a submerged carbonate platform, it is claimed by Colombia, Jamaica and the United States, and is currently administered by Colombia as part of the San Andres and Providencia department.

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Serranilla Bank (Spanish: Isla Serranilla, Banco Serranilla and Placer de la Serranilla) is a partially submerged reef, with small uninhabited islets, in the western Caribbean Sea.
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