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249,542 km 2 (96,349 sq mi) A map of Honduras. Honduras is a country in Central America. Honduras borders the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean. Guatemala lies to the west, Nicaragua south east and El Salvador to the south west. Honduras is the second largest Central American republic, with a total area of 112,890 square kilometres ...
The geology of Honduras includes Paleozoic metamorphic rocks, such as the Cacaguapa Schist as its basement rocks. Together with Nicaragua and El Salvador it is underlain by the Chortis Block continental fragment. Currently, the Valle de Catacamas basin extends along the Guayape fault for 290 kilometers. [1]
The location of Honduras An enlargeable map of the Republic of Honduras. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Honduras: Honduras – sovereign country located in Central America. Honduras was formerly known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras (now Belize).
Honduras, [a] officially the Republic of Honduras, [b] is a country in Central America. Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.
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]
Area map Nautical chart of the Swan Islands NASA satellite image. The Swan Islands were discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1502 and named the Islas de las Pozas.In the 18th century, [specify] they were renamed the Swan Islands, after Charles Swan, the captain of the Cygnet, whom pirates captured and forced to join them.
The Honduras Portal. Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.
Gulf of Fonseca Satellite Image, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2001 Map showing position of the Gulf (bottom left) with respect to Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua The Gulf of Fonseca ( Spanish : Golfo de Fonseca ; pronounced [ˈɡol.fo ðe fonˈse.ka] ), a part of the Pacific Ocean , is a gulf in Central America ...