Amatique Bay is a large bay in the

Gulf of Honduras The Gulf or Bay of Honduras is a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea, indenting the coasts of Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. From north to south, it runs for approximately 200 km (125 miles) from Dangriga, Belize, to La Ceiba, Honduras. ...

, along the eastern coast of

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

and

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

. It stretches from Santo Tomás de Castilla in the south to Punta Gorda in the north, where it opens to the

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...

. Its south-eastern limits are marked by a small

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known as

Punta de Manabique Punta de Manabique is a small peninsula that separates Amatique Bay from the Gulf of Honduras. It is located on Guatemala's east coast, some 20 km north of Puerto Barrios (). The peninsula was declared a wildlife reserve in 1999. The reserve ...

where a $27 million gas terminal is planned Most of the bay is part of

, while the northwestern portion is part of

. The bay receives the runoff from three major rivers: the

Moho River The Moho River is a river of Guatemala and Belize. The river is navigable year round between Santa Teresa and the mouth. See also *List of rivers of Guatemala *List of rivers of Belize These are the main rivers of Belize. Belize has a total of ...

in Belize, the

Sarstoon River The Sarstoon River ( es, link=no, Río Sarstún) is a Central American river that forms part of the international border between Belize and Guatemala. The river's source lies in Guatemala's Alta Verapaz Department, Alta Verapaz Department. It fl ...

forming the border between Belize and Guatemala, and Dulce River in Guatemala. Main ports in the bay are

Puerto Barrios Puerto Barrios () is a city in Guatemala, located within the Gulf of Honduras. The city is located on Bahia de Amatique. Puerto Barrios is the departmental seat of Izabal department and is the administrative seat of Puerto Barrios municipality. ...

, Santo Tomás de Castilla and

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(Guatemala), and Punta Gorda (Belize).

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Bodies of water of Guatemala Bays of Belize Belize–Guatemala border Bays of Central America {{Belize-geo-stub