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Marker 32
Marker 32 is located in Florida
Marker 32
Location in Florida
Marker 32 is located in Caribbean
Marker 32
Location in Caribbean
Location
Location Caribbean
Coordinates 24°28′30″N 081°44′40″W / 24.47500°N 81.74444°W / 24.47500; -81.74444
Country United States
Geology
Type reef

Marker 32 is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the south of Key West, and is between Western Sambo reef and 9-Foot Stake reef. Unlike many reefs in the Sanctuary, it is not within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA).

The reef is close to navigational marker 32.

Gallery

  • Pillar1 Marker32 2010

    A large colony of pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) at Marker 32 reef, June 2010

  • Pillar2 Marker32 2010

    A small colony of pillar coral at Marker 32 reef, June 2010

  • Barracuda Marker32 2010

    Large barracuda at Marker 32 reef, June 2010

  • Nassau grouper Marker32 2010

    Endangered Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) at Marker 32 reef, June 2010

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