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Gulf Of Honduras

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

Many rivers flow into the gulf from mainland Central America, including the Motagua and the Ulúa, and Lago de Izabal in Guatemala is also connected to the gulf by a narrow channel.

A large number of reefs and cays exist in the Gulf of Honduras, collectively known as the Pelican Cays. It is home to the world's second largest coral reef, the Belize Barrier Reef.

Many American anglers visit the Gulf of Honduras to catch the marlin that abound there. Tourists are often taken on boat trips to the Pelican Cays, notably Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye.

In 1961 Hurricane Hattie swept across the Gulf of Honduras, destroying buildings in Belize.
Caribbean Sea (pronounced IPA: /kəˈrɪbiən/ or /ˌkærɨˈbiːən/
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Motto
Sub Umbra Floreo   (Latin)
"You'd Better Belize It"
Anthem
"Land of the Free"
Royal anthem
"God Save the Queen"
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Motto
"Libre, Soberana e Independiente"   (Spanish)
"Free, Sovereign and Independent"
Anthem
Himno Nacional de Honduras
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Motto
Unofficial: "El País de la Eterna Primavera" 
"Land of Eternal Spring"
Official: "Libre Crezca Fecundo"
"Grow Free and Fertile"
Anthem
Himno Nacional de Guatemala
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Dangriga Town
Main Street, Dangriga Town
Nickname: The Culture Capital, Griga
Coordinates:
Country Belize
District Stann Creek
Founded 1700s
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La Ceiba
Centro de La Ceiba
Nickname: La novia de Honduras (Honduras' girlfriend)
Country Honduras
Departament
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Central America (Spanish: Centroamérica or América Central) is a central geographic region of the Americas. It is variably defined either as the southern portion of North America, which connects with South America on the southeast, or a region of
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Motagua River is a 400km long river in Guatemala. It rises in central Guatemala to the north-east of Guatemala City and runs north-east to east to the Gulf of Honduras. The final few kilometres of the river form part of the Guatemala/Honduras border.
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The Ulua River (Spanish: Río Ulúa) is a river in western Honduras. It rises in the central mountainous area of the country close to La Paz and runs 150 miles approximately due northwards to the east end of the Gulf of Honduras.
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Coordinates Coordinates:

Primary sources Polochic River

Basin countries Guatemala


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reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water yet shallow enough to be a hazard to ships. Many reefs result from abiotic processes—deposition of sand, wave erosion planning down rock outcrops, and other natural processes—but the
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A cay (also spelled key or quay; all are pronounced alike as "key" IPA: /kiː/) is a small, low island consisting mostly of sand or coral.
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State Party  Belize
Type Natural
Criteria vii, ix, x
Reference 764
Region Latin America and the Caribbean

Inscription History
Inscription 1996  (20th Session)
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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. By extension, the term fishing is applied to pursuing other aquatic animals such as various types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, frogs, and some edible marine invertebrates.
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Istiophoridae

Genera

Istiophorus
Makaira
Tetrapturus
See text for species.

The marlin is a large game fish.
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Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists
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Caye Caulker is a small limestone coral island off the coast of Belize in the Caribbean Sea measuring about 5 miles (north to south) by less than 1 mile (east to west). The town on the island is known by the name Caye Caulker Village, though the correct name from old maps is Santa
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Ambergris Caye, pronounced "am-BER-gris", is the largest island of Belize located northeast of the country in the Caribbean Sea. Though administered as part of the Belize District, the closest point on the mainland is part of the Corozal District.
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1930s  1940s  1950s  - 1960s -  1970s  1980s  1990s
1958 1959 1960 - 1961 - 1962 1963 1964

Year 1961 (MCMLXI
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Hurricane Hattie-Simone-Inga

Category 5 hurricane (SSHS)

Formed October 27, 1961
Dissipated November 1, 1961
Highest
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