Petrel Islands
E606701
The Petrel Islands, also known as Bajo Nuevo Bank, are a remote, mostly submerged reef formation in the western Caribbean Sea that is the subject of overlapping territorial claims.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caribbean island group
ⓘ
disputed territory ⓘ reef formation ⓘ submerged bank ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bajo Nuevo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bajo Nuevo Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | mostly submerged reef ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coral reef ecosystem
ⓘ
marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | subject of overlapping territorial claims ⓘ |
| hasNavigationFeature | danger to navigation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
coral reefs
ⓘ
sandbanks ⓘ small cays ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic |
low-lying cays
ⓘ
surrounded by shallow waters ⓘ |
| hasSovereigntyClaimBy |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesEastOf | Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesNorthOf | Colombian mainland ⓘ |
| liesSouthOf | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bajo Nuevo Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritimeZoneSignificance | exclusive economic zone claims ⓘ |
| partOf | West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereigntyStatus | disputed ⓘ |
| uninhabited | true ⓘ |
| usedFor | fishing grounds ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.