El Tigre Island

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El Tigre Island is a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to Honduras, notable for its strategic location in the Gulf of Fonseca near the borders of El Salvador and Nicaragua.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
volcanic island
belongsTo Honduran Pacific coast
borderRegion tri-national Gulf of Fonseca area NERFINISHED
climate tropical
continent North America
country Honduras
elevation approximately 2572 feet
approximately 783 metres
geologicalSetting Central American volcanic arc NERFINISHED
hasCoastlineOn Gulf of Fonseca NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean
hasEconomicActivity artisanal fishing
maritime trade
hasFeature coastal lowlands
steep volcanic slopes
hasHarbor Amapala harbor NERFINISHED
hasJurisdiction Honduras NERFINISHED
hasSettlement Amapala NERFINISHED
hasSpanishName Isla El Tigre NERFINISHED
hasStratovolcano El Tigre volcano NERFINISHED
hasVolcanicOrigin true
importance historically important Pacific port for Honduras
islandIn Gulf of Fonseca NERFINISHED
islandType stratovolcanic cone
largestTown Amapala NERFINISHED
locatedIn Valle Department NERFINISHED
southern Honduras
locatedInBodyOfWater Gulf of Fonseca NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
locatedNear border of El Salvador
border of Nicaragua
nearbyCountry El Salvador NERFINISHED
Nicaragua NERFINISHED
partOf Gulf of Fonseca island group NERFINISHED
Honduran Pacific islands
portCity Amapala NERFINISHED
region Central America
shape conical
sovereignState Honduras NERFINISHED
strategicImportance control of access to inner Gulf of Fonseca
proximity to El Salvador
proximity to Nicaragua
usedFor fishing
local tourism
port activities
volcanicStatus currently not known to be active

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Gulf of Fonseca hasIsland El Tigre Island