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

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History

In 1992, the

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(ICJ) ruled on the

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of ''bolsones'' (disputed areas) along the

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–

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boundary,

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intervention and a further ICJ ruling in 2003, full demarcation of the border concluded; the 1992 ICJ ruling advised a tripartite resolution to a

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in the

advocating Honduran access to the

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. 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 Salvador.

References

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WorldStatesman- El Salvador

''Land, Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute (El Salvador/Honduras: Nicaragua intervening)''
International Court of Justice case registry
''Application for Revision of the Judgment of 11 September 1992 in the Case concerning the Land, Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute (El Salvador/Honduras: Nicaragua intervening) (El Salvador v. Honduras)''
International Court of Justice case registry Pacific islands of Honduras Territorial disputes of Honduras Territorial disputes of El Salvador El Salvador–Honduras border Islands of El Salvador