Barbuda Bank

Barbuda Bank
Submerged bank
Barbuda Bank is located in the Caribbean
Barbuda Bank
Barbuda Bank (the Caribbean)
CountryAntigua and Barbuda
Area
 • Total
3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
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The Barbuda Bank is a large submerged carbonate platform in the Atlantic Ocean, covering about 3,500 square kilometres. Three major islands emerge above the bank: Antigua, Barbuda, and Redonda. The shallow nature of the bank has nurtured coral reefs and seagrass populations that indirectly contributed to the seafood-based diet of the ancient Antiguans and Barbudans, and to the aquaculture of modern-day Antigua and Barbuda.

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