Vaisseaux Bank

Coordinates: 16°08′N 61°17′W / 16.133°N 61.283°W / 16.133; -61.283
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Vaisseaux Bank is an area of shallow water eight kilometres from the south coast of Grande-Terre, in the French Caribbean département of Guadeloupe.[1][2] It is a significant hazard to shipping. Species of Haplocochlias have been identified around the bank.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Office, United States Hydrographic (1901). The Navigation of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea: Supplements 1, 2. p. 541.
  2. ^ Office, United States Hydrographic (1914). West Indies Pilot: The Lesser Antilles and the seacoast of Venezuela. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 152.
  3. ^ POUPIN, JOSEPH; CORBARI, LAURE (2016-11-13). "A preliminary assessment of the deep-sea Decapoda collected during the KARUBENTHOS 2015 Expedition to Guadeloupe Island". Zootaxa. 4190 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4190.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.

16°08′N 61°17′W / 16.133°N 61.283°W / 16.133; -61.283