swap_horiz Nantucket Shoals Alternatives

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Grand Banks of Newfoundland

The Grand Banks of Newfoundland represent significant offshore sandbars located off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. T...

Historic Offshore Bank Atlantic

9.2 Excellent

2

Georges Bank

Georges Bank is an elevated submarine plateau located in the Atlantic Ocean between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Cape Sa...

Historic Offshore Bank Atlantic

9.0 Excellent

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Sable Island Bank

Sable Island Bank is a large shallow submarine bank on the Scotian Shelf off Nova Scotia, Canada, surrounding Sable Isla...

Offshore Bank Atlantic Nova Scotia

8.6 Great

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Rockall Bank

Rockall Bank is a large submarine plateau located in the North Atlantic Ocean, rising from the surrounding seabed to sup...

UK Offshore Bank Atlantic

8.2 Great

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Cortez Bank

Cortes Bank is a shallow seamount located roughly 160 km (100 miles) west-southwest of San Diego, California, in the Pac...

California Pacific Offshore Shoal

8.1 Great

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Second Thomas Shoal

Second Thomas Shoal is a submerged reef in the Spratly Island chain of the South China Sea that is subject to overlappin...

Offshore Submerged Disputed Shoal

8.1 Great

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Gorringe Bank

An Atlantic seamount southwest of Portugal first accurately surveyed by US naval officer Henry Honeychurch Gorringe in 1...

Portugal Bank Atlantic Seamount

7.9 Good

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Macclesfield Bank

Macclesfield Bank is a vast, entirely submerged atoll and reef system located in the eastern part of the South China Sea...

Reef Offshore Bank South China Sea

7.8 Good

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Porcupine Bank

The Porcupine Bank is a broad submarine plateau located off the western coast of Ireland in the northeastern Atlantic Oc...

Ireland Offshore Bank Atlantic

7.6 Good

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Sabina Shoal

Sabina Shoal, also known as Escoda Shoal, is a submerged coral reef located in the Spratly Islands group in the South Ch...

Offshore Submerged Disputed Shoal

7.5 Good

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Rosemary Bank

Rosemary Bank is a large, isolated seamount in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, located northwest of Scotland. Its summi...

UK Offshore Bank Atlantic

7.5 Good

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Banquereau

Banquereau (also spelled Banquereau Bank) is a large submarine bank located on the Scotian Shelf off the coast of Nova S...

Offshore Bank Atlantic Nova Scotia

7.2 Good

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Browns Bank

Browns Bank is a broad, shallow submarine bank on the continental shelf south of Nova Scotia, between the Scotian Shelf...

Offshore Bank Atlantic Nova Scotia

7.0 Good

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Saint Pierre Bank

Saint Pierre Bank is a shallow offshore fishing bank in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, near the French islands of Sain...

Offshore Bank Atlantic Newfoundland

7.0 Good

15

Quita Sueño Bank

Quita Sueño Bank is a largely submerged reef and bank in the western Caribbean Sea, northeast of Nicaragua and administe...

Reef Caribbean Offshore Bank

7.0 Good

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Dogger North Shoal

A shoal on the northern edge of the Dogger Bank in the central North Sea, a vast submarine plateau that formed part of t...

Tidal Offshore North Sea Shoal

6.9 Fair

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LaHave Bank

LaHave Bank is a shallow offshore bank on the Scotian Shelf, south of Nova Scotia in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Li...

Offshore Bank Atlantic Nova Scotia

6.9 Fair

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James Shoal

James Shoal is a submerged feature in the southern South China Sea, roughly 80 kilometers from the coast of Sarawak, Mal...

Offshore South China Sea Submerged Disputed

6.9 Fair

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Emerald Bank

Emerald Bank is a submarine bank located on the Scotian Shelf, off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of th...

Offshore Bank Atlantic Nova Scotia

6.8 Fair

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Louisa Reef

A reef in the southern Spratly Islands of the South China Sea claimed by Malaysia, Brunei, and China, with Malaysia oper...

Reef Offshore South China Sea Disputed

6.8 Fair