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Which underwater ridge separates the Cayman Basin from the Colombian Basin?
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The Nicaraguan Rise is the underwater ridge that separates the Cayman Basin from the Colombian Basin. This feature is a wide, triangular ridge that extends from Honduras and Nicaragua toward Hispaniola and includes the island of Jamaica.1