Title: Geography of Honduras - Wikipedia
Headings: Geography of Honduras
Geography of Honduras
Contents
Topography
Interior highlands
Caribbean lowlands
Pacific lowlands
Islands
Climate
Hurricanes
Drought
Climate change
Hydrography
Statistics
Extreme Points
Natural resources
Natural hazards
Environmental issues
See also
References

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Geography of Honduras
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Geography of Honduras

Continent
North America
Region
Central America
Coordinates
15°00′N 86°30′W
﻿ / ﻿ 15.000°N 86.500°W ﻿ / 15.000; -86.500
Area
Ranked 101st
• Total
112,492 km 2 (43,433 sq mi)
• Land
99.82%
• Water
0.18%
Coastline
832 km (517 mi)
Borders
None
Highest point
Cerro Las Minas
2,870 metres (9,420 ft)
Lowest point
Caribbean Sea
0 metres (0 ft)
Longest river
Ulúa
400 km (250 mi)
Largest lake
Lake Yojoa
79 km 2 (31 sq mi)
Exclusive economic zone
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 (43,590 sq mi). Honduras has a 700-kilometer (430-mile) Caribbean coastline extending from the mouth of the Río Motagua in the west to the mouth of the Río Coco in the east, at Cape Gracias a Dios. The 922 km (573 mi) southeastern side of the triangle is a land border with Nicaragua. It follows the Río Coco near the Caribbean Sea and then extends southwestward through mountainous terrain to the Gulf of Fonseca on the Pacific Ocean. The southern apex of the triangle is a 153 km (95 mi) coastline on the Gulf Fonseca, which opens onto the Pacific Ocean.