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Rivers of Belize (3 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Bodies of water of Belize" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.
Rivers of Belize / rivers of Strahler orders 4 and 5 labelled / via WWF and Natural Earth base maps These are the main rivers of Belize . Belize has a total of 35 major and minor river catchments or watersheds which drain into the Caribbean Sea .
Belize has been uniquely endowed with substantial surface and groundwater resources. A dependable tropical/subtropical rainfall pattern in the Northwest Caribbean region replenishes the freshwater resource after extended dry periods, which are often induced by recurrent atmospheric / oceanic phenomena such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), and ...
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Belize's total size is 22,966 km 2 (8,867 sq mi), of which 22,806 km 2 (8,805 sq mi) is land and 160 km 2 (62 sq mi) is water. Belize is the only country in Central America without a Pacific coastline.
The Belize River runs 290 kilometres (180 mi) [1] through the center of Belize. It drains more than one-quarter of the country as it winds along the northern edge of the Maya Mountains to the sea just north of Belize City ( 17°32′N 88°14′W / 17.533°N 88.233°W / 17.533; -88
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As the longest river that is entirely confined to Belize, it drains primarily the eastern part of the Orange Walk District during its north-northeasterly course and empties into the Chetumal Bay. The river also forms the New River Lagoon, the largest body of fresh water in Belize, just east of the Maya temples of Lamanai. [1]