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Urca de Lima
 FL
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Entry Type: Shore
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Might See Something
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Spring: 71-75°F/22-24°C
Winter: 66-70°F/19-21°C
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Latitude = 27.5077
Longitude = -80.3017
200 yards offshore
This is the first Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve. It marks the site of the Urca de Lima a Spanish Galleon that sunk during a hurricane in 1715. It is part of the 1715 Treasure Fleet. Older references claim that this site has mooring buoys, but this is no longer the case.
More info, site map;
museumsinthesea.com/urcadelima/tour.htmYouTube;
youtube.com/watch?v=FWa817FuLOM