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Roatán ( Spanish pronunciation: [ro.a.ˈtan]) is an island in the Caribbean, about 65 kilometres (40 mi) off the northern coast of Honduras. The largest of the Bay Islands of Honduras, it is located between the islands of Utila and Guanaja. The island was formerly known in English as Ruatan and Rattan. [2]
West Bay is located in the west side of Roatan, Honduras, making it part of the biggest Bay Island in Honduras. [1] West bay and West End are often confused by the similarity of their names, but they are two totally different things. West End is a paved road lined with shops and small hotels, while West Bay is a larger area consisting of West ...
Roatán is in the Bay Islands Department of Honduras. The airport serves national and international air traffic of the island, the nearby cities and for the region. The airport is named for Juan Manuel Gálvez (1889-1972), the former president of the Republic of Honduras in 1949–1952. It was known previously as Roatán International Airport .
Bay Islands Department. / 16.29083°N 86.41083°W / 16.29083; -86.41083. The Bay Islands ( Spanish: Islas de la Bahía; pronounced [ˈislas de la βaˈi.a]) is a group of islands off the coast of Honduras. Collectively, the islands form one of the 18 departments of Honduras. The departmental capital is Coxen Hole, on the island of Roatán .
Próspera. Coordinates: 16°22′N 86°28′W. / 16.367°N 86.467°W / 16.367; -86.467. Country. Honduras. Department. Bay Islands. Próspera is a private city and special economic zone on the island of Roatán in the Central American state of Honduras. The city is an autonomous zone with its own fiscal, regulatory, and legal architecture.
Area code. 325. FIPS code. 48-63464 [2] GNIS feature ID. 1345626 [3] Rotan is a city in Fisher County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,332 at the 2020 census, [4] down from 1,508 at the 2010 census.
The Battle of Roatán (sometimes spelled "Rattan") was an American War of Independence battle fought on March 16, 1782, between British and Spanish forces for control of Roatán, an island off the Caribbean coast of present-day Honduras . A Spanish expeditionary force under Matías de Gálvez, the Captain General of Spanish Guatemala, gained ...
Croatan. The Croatan were a small Native American ethnic group living in the coastal areas of what is now North Carolina. They might have been a branch of the larger Roanoke people or allied with them. [1] The Croatan lived in current Dare County, an area encompassing the Alligator River, Croatan Sound, Roanoke Island, Ocracoke Island, and ...