16°05′N79°22′W / 16.083°N 79.367°W /16.083; -79.367
Alice Shoal (Spanish:Banco Alicia orBajo Alicia) is a wholly submergedreef, located in the westernCaribbean Sea, about 260 kilometres (160 miles) southwest ofJamaica. The mainland ofColombia lies 740 kilometres (460 miles) away to the southeast.
Alice Shoal is situated 31 km northeast of East Cay ofSerranilla Bank, and 48 km west ofBajo Nuevo Bank.[1] The bank is about 16 km in diameter as defined by the 200 misobath, which corresponds to an area of more than 200 km2. There are no islets,cays or above-water rocks. The bank has a minimum depth of 11 metres (36 feet), withcoral bottom, at its eastern edge. Depths over the greater part of the bank are less than 63 metres (207 feet). The bottom is fine white sand.Rip currents mark the edges of the bank.
The reef falls within theJoint Regime Area of Colombia and Jamaica, amaritime delimitation zone which allows for co-operative control and exploitation of resources between the two states.[2]
