Neptune Memorial Reef

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The Neptune Memorial Reef underwater cemetery also known as the Atlantis Memorial Reef or the Atlantis Reef is a underwater mausoleum for cremated remains and the world's largest man-made reef (covering over 600,000 square feet (56,000 m²) of ocean floor). The place was chosen at 3.25 miles (either 6.0 km or 5.2 km) off the coast of Key Biscayne, Florida. It is a type of burial at sea and the first phase is estimated to be able to accommodate 850 remains, with an eventual goal of more than 125,000 remains.

The man-made reef located three miles off coast of Florida's Key Largo, opened in 2007 after a number of difficulties including permits.

The reef stretches across 16 acres of ocean floor designed as both a home for sea life and "a destination for divers". Cremated remains are mixed into different structures and columns.