Gulf of Honduras

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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.

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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

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Caribbean Sea hasPart Gulf of Honduras