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Pacific Reef
Pacific Reef Light
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Location
Location	Caribbean
Coordinates	25°22′15″N 80°08′30″W / 25.37083°N 80.14167°W / 25.37083; -80.14167
Country	United States
Geology
Type	reef

Pacific Reef is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and also within Biscayne National Park. Unlike many reefs within the National Marine Sanctuary, this reef is not within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA). It is south of Ajax Reef.

The Pacific Reef Light is still operational at Pacific Reef.

References

• NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Maps, Florida Keys East
• NOAA Navigational Chart 11463

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Symbiotic algae	Zooxanthellae Amphidinium Symbiodinium
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• Coral reefs of the Florida Keys