Misteriosa Bank Placer de la Misteriosa | |
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Submerged bank
  Misteriosa Bank (Central America) | |
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| Coordinates: 18°48′N 83°54′W / 18.800°N 83.900°W | |
| Sea | Caribbean |
| Country |  Honduras |
| Department | Bay Islands Department |
| Minimum depth | 20 m |
| Geology | Cayman Ridge |
| Special clause | Annex B, commercial fishing for domestic trade Cayman Islands (authorized: Lutjanus campechanus and Epinephelus lanceolatus; prohibited: crustaceans and Mollusca), annual fishing quota 25 MT, fishing vessels ≤100 ft, under established regulations. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 322 km2 (124 sq mi) |
The Misteriosa Bank (Spanish: Placer de la Misteriosa)[1] is a submerged bank or atoll in the Caribbean Sea, located at 18°48′N 83°54′W / 18.800°N 83.900°W – approximately equidistant from Mexico (380 km or 210 nmi), Honduras (345 km or 186 nmi) and Cuba (320 km or 170 nmi).