Roncador Cay

Roncador Cay
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Geography
Location	Caribbean Sea
Coordinates	13°32′N 80°03′W / 13.533°N 80.050°W
Administration
	Colombia

Roncador Cay is a small island of the Roncador Bank, located in the west Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Central America, 150 kilometres (93 miles) east-northeast of Providencia Island.

History

On 2 February 1894, 3 days after departing Haiti, the USS Kearsarge struck the reef and sank. Her officers and crew safely made it to shore. US Congress appropriated $45,000 to return the ship, but her wreck was deemed beyond repair by the Boston Towboat Company and left on the reef.^[1]

Both Colombia and the United States have claimed Roncador cay.

!n treaty No. 21801 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and COLOMBIA, the United States ceded land rights to Quita Sueno, Roncador and Serrana Cays. The United States retained the right of free passage and use of these waters, for its nationals and vessels.

"There shall be no interference by either Government or by its nationals or vessels with the fishing activities of nationals and vessels of the other in this area."^[2]

References

^ "USS Kearsarge". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. US Naval Institute. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and COLOMBIA Treaty concerning the status of Quita Sueno, Roncador and Serrana (with exchanges of notes). Signed at Bogota on 8 September 1972" (PDF). 8 September 1972.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

CIA World Factbook on Colombia
(in Spanish) 1972 Treaty
(in Spanish) Luis Angel Arango Library; Tratado con Estados Unidos (Treaty with the United States)

[1] "USS Kearsarge". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. US Naval Institute. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

[2] "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and COLOMBIA Treaty concerning the status of Quita Sueno, Roncador and Serrana (with exchanges of notes). Signed at Bogota on 8 September 1972" (PDF). 8 September 1972.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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