Bajo Nuevo Bank, also known as the Petrel Islands (Spanish: Bajo Nuevo, Islas Petrel), is a small, uninhabited reef with some small grass-covered islets, located in the western Caribbean Sea at 15°53′N78°38′W / 15.883°N 78.633°W / 15.883; -78.633, with a lighthouse on Low Cay at 15°51′N78°38′W / 15.850°N 78.633°W / 15.850; -78.633. The closest neighbouring land feature is Serranilla Bank, located 110 kilometres (68 miles) to the west.
The reef was first shown on Dutch maps dating to 1634 but was given its present name in 1654. Bajo Nuevo was rediscovered by the English pirate John Glover in 1660. The reef is now subject to a sovereignty dispute involving Colombia and the United States. On 19 November 2012, in regard to Nicaraguan claims to the islands, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found, unanimously, that the Republic of Colombia has sovereignty over both Bajo Nuevo and Serranilla Banks, although the judgment does not analyze or mention the competing claims of Honduras or United States.[1]
^International Court of Justice (2012). "Territorial and maritime dispute (Nicaragua vs Colombia)" (PDF). Retrieved 27 November 2012.
BajoNuevoBank, also known as the Petrel Islands (Spanish: BajoNuevo, Islas Petrel), is a small, uninhabited reef with some small grass-covered islets...
closest neighbouring land feature is BajoNuevoBank, located 110 kilometres (68 mi) to the east. Serranilla Bank was first shown on Spanish maps in 1510...
incorporated territory (Palmyra Atoll). Two additional territories (BajoNuevoBank and Serranilla Bank) are claimed by the United States but administered by Colombia...
States around Navassa Island. Serranilla Bank and the BajoNuevoBank. Serranilla Bank and the BajoNuevoBank were ruled to be territory of Colombia by...
April 22, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017. "US Minor Outlying Islands – BajoNuevoBank". Geocaching. June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on July 11,...
Island have offshore anchorage only. Each island (except for BajoNuevoBank and Serranilla Bank) has a unique FIPS (INCITS) code treating it as a county-equivalent...
(UTC−11:00); Johnston Atoll (UTC−10:00); and Navassa Island, BajoNuevoBank, and Serranilla Bank (UTC−05:00). In Antarctica, the U.S. research facility Palmer...
Anguilla ( United Kingdom) Antigua and Barbuda Aruba ( Netherlands) BajoNuevoBank Colombia (Disputed by Jamaica, Nicaragua and United States) Belize...
geoscheme includes Mexico in Central America. BajoNuevoBank* San Andrés and Providencia (Colombia) Serranilla Bank* * Disputed territories administered by...
diplomacy. Colombia BajoNuevoBank - Administered by Colombia, claimed by the US as an unorganized, unincorporated territory. Serranilla Bank - Administered...
(incorporated), Wake Island, Navassa Island (disputed), BajoNuevoBank (disputed), and Serranilla Bank (disputed) Uruguay Unitary 19 departments (departamentos)...
Domestic short name(s) Claimants Legal status N/A BajoNuevoBankBajoNuevoBank Spanish: BajoNuevo Colombia Jamaica United States Uninhabited, administered...
situated 31 km northeast of East Cay of Serranilla Bank, and 48 km west of BajoNuevoBank. The bank is about 16 km in diameter as defined by the 200 m...
Colombia, excluding BajoNuevoBank and Serranilla Bank. Honduras and the United States continue to dispute sovereignty over both banks. Tacna–Arica compromise...
Lucayan Archipelago Central America San Andrés and Providencia BajoNuevoBank Serranilla Bank Mexico Northern America Bermuda Canada Eastern Canada Atlantic...
Palmyra Atoll. U.S. sovereignty over the unpopulated BajoNuevoBank, Navassa Island, Serranilla Bank, and Wake Island is disputed. The U.S. Census Bureau's...
also disputes sovereignty over the following two territories: BajoNuevoBank Serranilla Bank Three sovereign states have become associated states of the...
Sirius United States American Samoa (unincorporated unorganized) BajoNuevoBank (claimed) Baker Island (unincorporated unorganized) Guam (unincorporated...
Catalina BajoNuevoBank Crab Cay Quita Sueño Bank Roncador Bank Roncador Cay San Andrés (island) Santa Catalina Island (Colombia) Serrana Bank Serranilla...
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Providencia Department: Acuario Cay (also known as Rose Cay) Alice Shoal BajoNuevoBank Bayley Islet Basalt Islet Brothers Cay Crab Cay Cayos de Albuquerque...
Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Atoll Navassa Island Wake Island BajoNuevoBank Serranilla Bank Venezuela 23 states: Amazonas Anzoátegui Apure Aragua Barinas...
territory (uninhabited, claimed) Administration ISO 3166 country code BajoNuevoBank Administered by Colombia. Claimed by the U.S. (under the Guano Islands...
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