Mouchoir Bank

Mouchoir Bank
Native name:
Banco de Pañuelo Blanco
Submerged bank
Mouchoir Bank
Location with the Caribbean
Geography
LocationCaribbean
Coordinates20°57′00″N 70°42′00″W / 20.95000°N 70.70000°W / 20.95000; -70.70000
Area960 km2 (370 sq mi)
Administration
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Mouchoir Bank, in Spanish also called Banco de Pañuelo Blanco, is a submerged bank that is part of the Turks and Caicos Islands and falls within its exclusive economic zone.

The bank, located southeast of the Turks islands, is the geographic continuation of the carbonate island archipelago comprising the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, the Silver Bank, and the Navidad Bank.