 Roncador Bank | |
  Roncador Bank  Roncador Bank | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 13°34′N80°04′W / 13.567°N 80.067°W /13.567; -80.067 |
| Administration | |
Roncador Bank is a mostly submergedatoll with several sandycays. It lies in the westCaribbean Sea off the coast ofCentral America.
It is about 15 by 6 kilometers in size, with an area of 65 km2 composed mostly oflagoon.[1] It is in the northern area liesRoncador Cay. It also has a small coral reef.[2]
Initially claimed by theUnited States under theGuano Islands Act of 1856, the atoll was ceded by the United States toColombia on September 17, 1981, as the result of the Vásquez-Saccio Treaty (signed in 1972).[3]
There are several dilapidated houses on it built by American troops during theCuban Missile Crisis.
In 1894, theUSSKearsarge was shipwrecked on Roncador Bank.[4]
An old, disused lighthouse is at its northern end. A new lighthouse has been operating since 1977.
