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 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 peninsula known as Punta de Manabique where a $27 million gas terminal is planned Most of the bay is part of Guatemala, 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. It flows eastward, serving as ...

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 Livingston (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