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Cozumel, Mexico Located off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, Cozumel is situated on the Mesoamerican Reef, the second-largest barrier reef in the world.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
Just offshore lies the Mesoamerican Reef, the largest barrier reef system in the Western Hemisphere and the second-largest in the world, an extremely vulnerable ecosystem.
—Natalie Leticia Gallón, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Grace Bay consistently ranks among the world’s most beautiful beaches, partly because a barrier reef a mile offshore keeps the waters calm and free of swells.
—Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Known for powdery white sand and an off-coast barrier reef, Gray Bay Beach is easy to access for any traveler.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2025
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
Just offshore lies the Mesoamerican Reef, the largest barrier reef system in the Western Hemisphere and the second-largest in the world, an extremely vulnerable ecosystem.
—Natalie Leticia Gallón, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Grace Bay consistently ranks among the world’s most beautiful beaches, partly because a barrier reef a mile offshore keeps the waters calm and free of swells.
—Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Known for powdery white sand and an off-coast barrier reef, Gray Bay Beach is easy to access for any traveler.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrier reef
coral reef
Noun
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AndBeyond has owned Mnemba Island Lodge, a mile-wide private island ringed by a coral reef, since 1997.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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For 20 years, Rosales, the eco-tourism activist, has witnessed the decline of the coral reef and says any development is going to have an impact.—
Natalie Leticia Gallón,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Barrier reef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrier%20reef. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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