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Honduras, Gulf of

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Honduras, Gulf of

also called  Bay of Honduras 

      wide inlet of the Caribbean Sea, indenting the coasts of Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize. It extends from Dangriga (formerly Stann Creek), Belize, southeastward to La Ceiba, Hond., a straight-line distance between the two localities of about 115 miles (185 km). The gulf receives many rivers, including the Ulúa and the Motagua, and it contains the reefs known as the Pelican Cays of Belize to the north and the Bay Islands of Honduras to the east. Its coastal recess, Amatique Bay, holds the cities of Santo Tomás de Castilla and Puerto Barrios, the chief ports of Guatemala. The port of Belize City north of Dangriga is sometimes considered the northern limit of the Gulf of Honduras.

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