The country of

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 wa ...

has roughly 386 km of coastline, and has many

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, cayes, and

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in the

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. Most of these form the Belize Barrier Reef, the longest in the western hemisphere stemming approximately . The reef and its islands have been a UNESCO

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since 1996.

Caribbean cayes

The following is a list of oceanic islands of Belize, arranged according to region but all of which are in the Caribbean Sea.

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s have not been listed. ¹⁾The Islands number relates to the 2012 island numbering program made by

government for

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purposes.

Ambergris group

Central groups

This group of islands form an arch around the capital city's coastline.

Southern groups

Gradually heading in a line southward, the cays decrease in size before reaching the coast of

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. and finally, towards the coast of Punta Gorda are some more islands.

Turneffe Atoll

The Turneffe Atoll is situated in the central Barrier Reef system, between the Inner Channel and Lighthouse Reef, and is 30 miles (48 km) long and 10 miles (16 km) wide. It is made up of a number of large cayes, such as Blackbird Caye, which surround a central lagoon. Smaller surrounding islands include:

Lighthouse Reef

The Lighthouse Reef system is a sunken atoll, and consists of four islands:

Glover's Reef

The Glover's Reef system is mostly submerged, with a few tiny islands. see list above.

Islands in rivers and lakes

*Last Chance Caye, in Midwinter's Lagoon *Marlowe Caye, in Midwinter's Lagoon * Shipstern Caye, in Chetumal Bay *

Sarstoon Island Sarstoon Island is an island at the southernmost point of Belize located near the mouth of the Sarstoon River. The Sarstoon River is located at the south of Sarstoon Island and is the southern part of the Belize–Guatemala border. Sarstoon Islan ...

, in 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 ...

Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary Crooked Tree Wild Life Sanctuary (CTWS) is a protected area in Belize. It is recognized as a Wetland of International Importance. It was designated as a waterfowl habitat on April 22, 1998, under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. During Belize' ...

is Crooked Tree Lagoon

References

External links

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Islands of Belize
United Nations Environment Programme
WorldIslandInfo.com
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