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====L Reef==== L Reef was established in 1976. It is located roughly {{convert|23|nmi|km mi}} east of [[Ossabaw Island]] and is {{convert|55|-|65|ft}} below the ocean's surface. It contains a variety of different debris, including [[New York City Subway rolling stock|New York City subway cars]], [[M60 tank|M-60 tanks]] formerly used by the [[United States Army]], and concrete [[culvert]]s.<ref name="Smithsonian-Sep-2024">{{cite news |last1=Kuta |first1=Sarah |title=No Longer Full of Commuters, Atlanta's Old Subway Cars Are Now Filled With Fish |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/no-longer-full-of-commuters-atlantas-old-subway-cars-are-now-filled-with-fish-180985085/ |access-date=10 October 2024 |work=Smithsonian |date=16 September 2024}}</ref> In 2023, on the 21st of December, the DNR unloaded two retired railcars from the [[Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority]].<ref name="GPB-Jan-2024"/> In August 2024, divers discovered soft coral growing on the railcars and counted nine species of game fish.<ref name="Smithsonian-Sep-2024"/>
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