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List Of Islands Of Honduras
This is a list of islands of Honduras. There are at least 99 islands in Honduras. Islands The following islands are part of Honduras: * Caribbean islands (all part of Islas de la Bahía Department) **Bobel Cay, **Cayos Cochinos (Islas de la Bahía), ***Cayo Cochino Grande (Mayor), ***Cayo Cochino Menor, ***Cayo Culebra, ***Cayo Gallo ***Cayo Timon ***Cayo Zacate ***Cayo Arena, ***Cayo Bolanos ***Cayo Paloma (nature preserve), Google maps ***Cayo Borrego ***Cayo Balfate ***Cayo Largo Arriba ***Cayo Redondo, ***Cayo Chachahaute 2 ***Cayo Chachahaute, **Islas de la Bahía, ***Guanaja (Islas de la Bahía), ***Roatán (Islas de la Bahía) (Isla Roatan), **** Barbareta (Islas de la Bahía Department), ***Utila (Islas de la Bahía), **Savanna Cay, ** Cayo Sur, ** Swan Islands ***Isla Grande, ***Little Swan Island (Isla Pequeña), ** Cayo Gorda, ** Isla Zacate Grande, *Pacific islands (part of Valle department) ** Isla del Tigre, ** Isla Conejo (disputed islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utila
Utila ''(Isla de Utila)'' is the smallest of Honduras' major Bay Islands, after Roatán and Guanaja, in a region that marks the south end of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second-largest in the world. The eastern end of the island is capped by a thin veneer of basaltic volcanic rocks, erupted from several pyroclastic cones including Pumpkin Hill which forms the highest point on the island. It has been documented in history since Columbus' fourth voyage, and currently enjoys growing tourism with emphasis on recreational diving and is known as one of the world's best dive locations. The people of Utila are of African (Garifuna), English and Dutch descent. Since 2013 the entire island and its cays have been designated as a protected Ramsar site. Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Utila municipality had a population of 3,947. Of these, 82.32% were Mestizo, 13.42% White, 2.10% Black or Afro-Honduran, 0.26% Indigenous and 1.91% others. History Arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Of Honduras
This is a list of islands of Honduras. There are at least 99 islands in Honduras. Islands The following islands are part of Honduras: *Caribbean islands (all part of Islas de la Bahía Department) **Bobel Cay, **Cayos Cochinos (Islas de la Bahía), ***Cayo Cochino Grande (Mayor), ***Cayo Cochino Menor, ***Cayo Culebra, ***Cayo Gallo ***Cayo Timon ***Cayo Zacate ***Cayo Arena, ***Cayo Bolanos ***Cayo Paloma (nature preserve), Google maps ***Cayo Borrego ***Cayo Balfate ***Cayo Largo Arriba ***Cayo Redondo, ***Cayo Chachahaute 2 ***Cayo Chachahaute, **Islas de la Bahía, ***Guanaja (Islas de la Bahía), ***Roatán (Islas de la Bahía) (Isla Roatan), **** Barbareta (Islas de la Bahía Department), ***Utila (Islas de la Bahía), **Savanna Cay, **Cayo Sur, ** Swan Islands ***Isla Grande, ***Little Swan Island (Isla Pequeña), **Cayo Gorda, ** Isla Zacate Grande, *Pacific islands (part of Valle department) ** Isla del Tigre, **Isla Conejo (disputed island, El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islands
This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water A body of water or waterbody (often spelled water body) is any significant accumulation of water on the surface of Earth or another planet. The term most often refers to oceans, seas, and lakes, but it includes smaller pools of water such a ..., and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the other lists of islands below. Lists of islands by country Africa Antarctica Asia Europe North America Oceania South America Lists of islands by continent Lists of islands by body of water By ocean: By other bodies of water: List of ancient islands Other lists of islands External links Island Superlatives {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Islands * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Caribbean Islands
Almost all of the Caribbean islands are in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest island is Cuba. Other sizable islands include Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago. Some of the smaller islands are referred to as a ''rock'' or ''reef.'' ''Islands are listed in alphabetical order by country of ownership and/or those with full independence and autonomy. Islands with coordinates can be seen on the map linked to the right.'' Antigua and Barbuda There are 54 islands in Antigua and Barbuda. There are three main islands, the two populated islands (Antigua and Barbuda) and Redonda. There are 51 off-shore islands. The islands of the country of Antigua and Barbuda include: *Antigua, , * Northeast Marine Management Area ** Prickly Pear Island ** Great Bird Island ** Galley Island Major ** Galley Island Minor ** Jenny Island ** Exchange Island ** Rabbit Island ** Lobster Island ** Long Island ** Maiden Island ** Rat Island ** Little B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isla Conejo
Conejo Island, in Spanish Isla Conejo, meaning "rabbit island", is a Honduran Island alongside many other islands in the region. El Salvador has disputed the Honduran island located in the Gulf of Fonseca. History In 1992, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on the delimitation of ''bolsones'' (disputed areas) along the El Salvador–Honduras boundary, Organization of American States, OAS intervention and a further ICJ ruling in 2003, full demarcation of the border concluded; the 1992 ICJ ruling advised a tripartite resolution to a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca advocating Honduran access to the Pacific Ocean, Pacific. Unlike other major islands of the Gulf of Fonseca, Rabbit Island was never put to discussion in the definition even though the government of El Salvador asked for a clarification of the situation of every island in the Gulf of Fonseca. The island, despite its small size, is a strategic point of naval and military value to both Honduras and El Salv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigre Island
El Tigre is an island located in the Gulf of Fonseca, a body of water on the Pacific coast of Central America. The island is a conical basaltic stratovolcano and the southernmost volcano in Honduras. It belongs to Valle department. Together with Isla Zacate Grande, Isla Comandante and a few tiny satellite islets and rocks, it forms the municipality of Amapala, with an area of and a population of 9,687 as of the census of 2001 (of which 4 were living on Isla Comandante). Three countries, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, have a coastline along the Gulf of Fonseca, and all three have been involved in a lengthy dispute over the rights to the gulf and the islands located therewithin. In 1992, a chamber of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decided the Land, Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute, of which the gulf dispute was a part. The ICJ determined that El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua were to share control of the Gulf of Fonseca. El Salvador was awarded the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valle Department
Valle is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Nacaome. The department faces the Gulf of Fonseca and contains mangrove swamps; inland, it is very hot and dry. The department covers a total surface area of 1,665 km² and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 178,561 people. Valle Department was organized in 1893. Municipalities # Alianza # Amapala # Aramecina # Caridad # Goascorán # Langue # Nacaome # San Francisco de Coray # San Lorenzo San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to: Places Argentina * San Lorenzo, Santa Fe * San Lorenzo Department, Chaco * Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ... References Departments of Honduras States and territories established in 1893 {{Honduras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Oceania in the west and the Americas in the east. At in area (as defined with a southern Antarctic border), this largest division of the World Ocean—and, in turn, the hydrosphere—covers about 46% of Earth's water surface and about 32% of its total surface area, larger than Earth's entire land area combined .Pacific Ocean . '' Britannica Concise.'' 2008: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The centers of both the |
Cayo Gorda
Cayo Gorda is a cay that is 66 nautical miles off the east coast of Honduras in the Caribbean Sea. It has an approximate area of 0.007 square kilometres and in 2005 was inhabited by 11 people.Charney, Jonathan I. ''et al.'' (1993). ''International Maritime Boundaries,'' Vol. 5, pp. 3564-3574. In 2001 the island was used as a reference point in the treaty that set the maritime boundary Boundary or Boundaries may refer to: * Border, in political geography Entertainment * ''Boundaries'' (2016 film), a 2016 Canadian film * ''Boundaries'' (2018 film), a 2018 American-Canadian road trip film *Boundary (cricket), the edge of the pla ... between Honduras and the Cayman Islands. References * Charney, Jonathan I., David A. Colson, Robert W. Smith. (2005). ''International Maritime Boundaries,'' 5 vols. Hotei Publishing: Leiden. ; ; ; ; OCLC 23254092 Caribbean islands of Honduras {{Honduras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan Islands, Honduras
The Swan Islands, or Islas Santanilla or Islas del Cisne, initially named Islas de las Pozas by Christopher Columbus in 1502, is a chain of three islands located in the northwestern Caribbean Sea, approximately off the coastline of Honduras, with a land area of . The islands are uninhabited except for a small permanent Honduran naval garrison stationed on Great Swan Island that maintains the Islas del Cisne Airport. Geography The Swan Islands lie within the exclusive economic zone of Honduras and belong to the Islas de la Bahía department of Honduras. They consist of three islands: * Great Swan Island (3 km long, 2 km2) * Little Swan Island (2.4 km long, 0.5 km wide, 1.2 km2) * Booby Cay (90 metres long, 70 m off the southwestern corner of Great Swan Island, deep Cayman Trench. History The Swan Islands were discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1502 and named the ''Islas de las Pozas''. In the 18th century, they were renamed the Swan Islands, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayo Sur
Cayo Sur (meaning South Cay) is a small uninhabited island less than two hectares in size located in the Caribbean sea. The surrounding area has an abundance of fish and oil. Dispute and resolution The island had been disputed by Honduras and Nicaragua since 2000. In 2000 Nicaragua accused Honduras of putting troops on the tiny island, and one Honduran diplomat was quoted as saying the country has "cuatro gatos" (''four cats'') on the island. The presence of troops was later confirmed by Honduran Foreign Minister Roberto Flores. Military attachés taken to the island by Honduras claimed there were no troops on the island. In 2001, the two countries signed an agreement to ease the conflict in the presence of an Organization of American States ambassador; the case went before the International Court of Justice, which unanimously granted Honduras sovereignty over Cayo Sur and three other cay A cay ( ), also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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