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Coris Atlantic Ocean Place Keywords CoRIS Place Keyword Thesaurus by Ocean - 10/8/2018 Atlantic Ocean This keyword list contains Atlantic Ocean place names of coral reefs, islands, bays and other geographic features in a hierarchical structure. For example, the first name on the list - Sabana Archipelago - is in the Caribbean Sea/North Atlantic Ocean. The leading label - OCEAN BASIN - indicates this list is organized according to ocean, sea, and geographic names rather than country place names. The list is sorted alphabetically. The same names are available from “Place Keywords by Country/Territory - Atlantic Ocean” but sorted by country and territory name. Each place name is followed by a unique identifier enclosed in parentheses. The identifier is made up of the latitude and longitude in whole degrees of the place location, followed by a four digit number. The number is used to uniquely identify multiple places that are located at the same latitude and longitude. For xample, the first place name “Sabana Archipelago” has a unique identifier of “23N080W0001”. From that we see that Sabana Archipelago is located at 23 degrees north (N) and 080 degrees west (W). It is place number 0001 at that latitude and longitude. Note: some long lines wrapped, placing the unique identifier on the following line. This is a reformatted version of a list that was obtained from ReefBase. OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Archipelago de Sabana > Sabana Archipelago ( Archipelago de Sabana ) (23N080W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Buen Hombre > Buen Hombre (19N071W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Canarreos > Largo ( Cayo Largo ) (21N081W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Canarreos > Rosario ( Cayo Rosario ) (21N082W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Cap-Haitien > Cap-Haitien (19N072W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Cayo Coco/ Cayo Guillermo > Coco ( Cayo Coco / Cayo Guillermo ) (22N078W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Cayo Romano > Romano ( Cayo Romano ) (22N077W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Colorado Barrier Reef > Colorado Barrier Reef (22N083W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Colorado Barrier Reef > Honda Bay ( Bahia Honda ) (22N083W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Colorado Barrier Reef > Jutias ( Cayo Jutias ) (22N084W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Colorado Barrier Reef > Levisa ( Cayo Levisa ) (22N083W0004) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Colorado Barrier Reef > Paraiso (Cayo Paraiso ) (22N083W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Colorado Barrier Reef > Port Esperanza ( Puerto Esperanza ) (22N083W0005) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Cuba > Cuba (22N079W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Dominican Republic > Dominican Republic (19N070W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Golfo Guacanayabo > Guacanayabo Gulf ( Golfo Guacanayabo ) (20N077W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Gonaives > Gonaives (19N072W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Greater Antilles > Haiti (19N072W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Guajimico (22N080W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > HispaÒola > BaradËres Bay ( Baie des BaradËres ) (18N073W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > HispaÒola > Del Este (18N068W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > HispaÒola > Ile-‡-Vache (18N073W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > HispaÒola > La Gonave (18N072W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > HispaÒola > Les Iles Cayemites (18N073W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > HispaÒola > Parque Submarino La Caleta (18N069W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > HispaÒola > Port-au-Prince (18N072W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > HispaÒola > Santo Domingo ( Sto. Domingo ) (18N069W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Isla de Juventud > Isla de Juventud ( Isla de Pinos ) (21N082W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Isla de la Juventud (22N084W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Jaragua > Jaragua (17N071W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Jardines de la Reina (21N079W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Les Arcadins > Les Arcadins (18N072W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Monte Cristi > Monte Cristi (19N071W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Naranjo (22N080W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Aguadilla (18N067W0012) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Arecibo (18N066W0014) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Arroyo (17N066W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta (18N066W0006) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Cabo Rojo (18N067W0008) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Cabo Rojo > Boqueron (18N067W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Cabo Rojo > Escollo Negro Bank > Escollo Negro (18N067W0004) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Cabo Rojo > Escollo Negro Bank > Escollo Negro (East ) (18N067W0006) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Cabo Rojo > Escollo Negro Bank > Escollo Negro (West ) (18N067W0005) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Cabo Rojo > Escollo Negro Bank > Tourmaline Reef ( Arrecife Tourmaline ) (18N067W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Carolina (18N065W0013) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Catano (18N066W0011) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Ceiba (18N065W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Culebra Island (18N065W0011) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Dorado (18N066W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Fajardo (18N065W0004) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Fajardo > Cayos de la Cordillera > Cayos de la Cordillera (18N065W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Guanica (17N066W0005) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Guayama (17N066W0008) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Guayanilla (17N066W0007) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Humacao (18N065W0009) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Isabela (18N067W0009) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Isla de Desecheo (18N067W0007) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Isla de Mona (18N067W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Jobos Bay ( Bahia de Jobos ) (17N066W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > La Parguera > La Parguera (17N067W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Lajas (17N067W0012) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Lajas > La Parguera (17N067W0013) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Lajas > La Parguera > Enrique Reef (Cayo Enrique ) (17N067W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Lajas > La Parguera > Laurel Reef ( Cayo Laurel ) (17N067W0005) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Lajas > La Parguera > Margarita Reef (17N067W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Lajas > La Parguera > Media Luna Reef (17N067W0006) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Lajas > La Parguera > San Cristobal (17N067W0004) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Loiza (18N065W0006) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Luquillo (18N065W0012) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic
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