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El Tigre is an island located in the Gulf of Fonseca, a body of water on the Pacific coast of Central America. The island is a conical basaltic stratovolcano and the southernmost volcano in Honduras .
Amapala is a municipality in the Honduran department of Valle.. It is formed by El Tigre Island and its satellite islets and rocks in the Gulf of Fonseca.It has an area of 75.2 km 2 (29.0 sq mi) and a population of 2,482 as of the census of 2001 (of which 4 people were living on Isla Comandante).
Tigre (Spanish pronunciation:, Tiger) is a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires, 28 km (17 mi) north of Buenos Aires city. Tigre lies on the Paraná Delta and is a tourist and weekend destination, reachable by bus and train services, including the scenic Tren de la Costa .
With the Mexican–American War concluded, the new US delegate in Central America, E. G. Squier, tried to get Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras to form a common front against the British, who were now threatening to annex Tiger Island (El Tigre) in Honduras' Pacific coast.
The Gulf of Fonseca covers an area of about 3,200 km 2 (1,200 sq mi), with a coastline that extends for 261 km (162 mi), of which 185 km (115 mi) are in Honduras, 40 km (25 mi) in Nicaragua, and 29 km (18 mi) in El Salvador. The gulf is composed by a group of many volcanic islands, such as Zacate Grande and el Tigre in Honduras.
Isla el Tigre: 783: 2569 Holocene Isla Zacate Grande: 640 ... Utila Island: 74: 243 Holocene See also ...
El Bajito Island; El Gallo Island; El Morro Island; La Viciosa Island; Sanquianga Island; ... Tigre Island; Yaguas Muñoz Island; Antioquia Department: Pernambuco Island
In response, in November 1849, Squier pushed through the "Pact of Chinandega," an agreement between Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador that guaranteed U.S. support for any canal project that emptied into the Gulf of Fonseca. In addition, Squier attempted to secure Honduran sovereignty over Tigre Island through a bilateral treaty with Honduras.