Question

This group of carbonate platforms atypically produces the largest volumes of carbonate mud and ooid aragonite sand in the world. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this largest group of carbonate platforms in the Caribbean, whose “Great” and “Little” platforms are separated by the Tongue of the Ocean. They formed over a non-volcanic substrate and were exposed in the ice age.
ANSWER: Bahama Banks
[10m] The Lucayan Archipelago consists of the Bahama Banks; the fully submerged Mouchoir, Silver, and Navidad Banks; and banks named for this territory. This territory was administered from Bermuda until the independence of the Bahamas.
ANSWER: Turks and Caicos Islands [accept TCI; prompt on Turks Islands or Caicos Islands alone]
[10e] The erosion of the exposed Bahama Banks during the ice age formed many of these large carbonate sinkholes, which differ from cenotes by being saltwater. The “Great” one of them is a major attraction in Belize.
ANSWER: blue holes [accept the Great Blue Hole]
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