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Bajo Nuevo Bank
Bajo Nuevo Bank, also known as the Petrel Islands ((スペイン語:Bajo Nuevo, Islas Petrel)), is a small, uninhabited reef with some small grass-covered islets, located in the western Caribbean Sea at , with a lighthouse on Low Cay at . The closest neighbouring land feature is Serranilla Bank, located 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. Although the bank is currently controlled by Colombia, it is subject to a sovereignty dispute involving Jamaica, Nicaragua, and the United States.
==Geography==
Bajo Nuevo Bank is about long and wide. The satellite image shows two distinct atoll-like structures separated by a deep channel wide at its narrowest point. The larger southwestern reef complex measures northeast-southwest, and is up to wide, covering an area of about . The reef partially dries on the southern and eastern sides. The smaller northeastern reef complex measures east-west and is up to wide, covering an area of . The land area is minuscule by comparison.
The most prominent cay is Low Cay, in the southwestern atoll. It is long and wide (about ), no more than high, and barren. It is composed of broken coral, driftwood, and sand. The light beacon on Low Cay is a metal tower, painted white with a red top. It emits a focal plane beam of light as two white flashes of light every 15 seconds. The beacon was erected in 1982,〔 Legal status of the Banks of Serranilla and Bajo Nuevo, page 8.〕 and reconstructed by the Colombian Ministry of Defence in February 2008. It is currently maintained by the Colombian Navy, and overseen by the state's Maritime Authority.〔 Contract detail between Colombian Defence Ministry and private contractor, Tecnosoluciones Ltda, for the replacement of various metal lighthouse structures, including on Bajo Nuevo Bank.〕〔 Photographs of Colombian lighthouses, with Bajo Nuevo Bank shown, pages 4–5.〕
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