Gulf of Honduras
E77218
The Gulf of Honduras is a coastal inlet of the western Caribbean bordered by Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras, known for its rich marine biodiversity, coral reefs, and mangrove ecosystems.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal inlet
ⓘ
gulf ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Belize
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedByCountry |
Belize
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| coastType | low-lying tropical coast ⓘ |
| contains |
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
ⓘ
surface form:
Belize Barrier Reef system
coastal lagoons ⓘ estuaries ⓘ |
| countryCoastlineIncludes |
Belize
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainedByRiver |
Belize River
ⓘ
Motagua River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarstoon River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulúa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high ecological productivity
ⓘ
rich marine biodiversity ⓘ |
| hasConservationInitiative | tri-national environmental cooperation among Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coral reef
ⓘ
mangrove forest ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ |
| hasHabitatFor |
coral reef fish
ⓘ
manatees ⓘ marine turtles ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Belize City
ⓘ
Puerto Barrios ⓘ Puerto Cortés ⓘ Santo Tomás de Castilla ⓘ |
| importantFor |
fisheries
ⓘ
marine transportation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Western Caribbean ⓘ
surface form:
western Caribbean
|
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System ⓘ
surface form:
Mesoamerican Reef region
|
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agricultural runoff
ⓘ
coastal pollution ⓘ coral bleaching ⓘ deforestation in watersheds ⓘ overfishing ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.