Gulf of Honduras - wikipedia Gulf of Honduras The Gulf of Honduras is shown in the center - right The Gulf of Honduras is shown in the center of this map The Gulf or Bay of Honduras is a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea, indenting the coasts of Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. From north to south, it runs for approximately 200 km from Dangriga, Belize, to La Ceiba, Honduras. The inner Gulf of Honduras is lined by the Belize Barrier Reef which forms the southern part of the 900 km long Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second - largest coral reef system in the world. The Belize Barrier Reef includes a number of small islands, called cays, and collectively known as the Pelican Cays. The Gulf of Honduras is marked by complex dynamics of coastal and open waters, and ocean currents, which have produced a very diverse and unique ecosystem with a wide variety of coastal marine waters, including coastline estuaries, barrier beaches, lagoons, intertidal salt marshes, mangrove forests, seagrass beds, keys and barrier reefs. The gulf receives the runoff from the watersheds of 12 rivers with an estimated discharge of 1232 m3 s. These rivers include the Moho, Sarstún, Río Dulce, Motagua, and Ulúa. Increased volumes of sediments drained in the Gulf of Honduras pose a threat to its marine ecosystem. Many American anglers visit the Gulf of Honduras to catch the marlin that abound there. Tourists are often taken on boat trips to the Pelican Cays, notably Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye. In 1961 Hurricane Hattie swept across the Gulf of Honduras, destroying buildings in Belize. The infamous pirate Blackbeard spent the winter of 1717 -- 1718 harassing shipping boats sailing to and from the port of Vera Cruz, Mexico and traversing the Bay of Honduras. In April 1718, at Turneffe Atoll, Blackbeard captured the logwood cutting sloop Adventure and forced its captain, David Herriot, to join him. Blackbeard then made Israel Hands captain of the Adventure and began sailing for North Carolina. References Jump up ^ `` Gulf of Honduras gulf, Caribbean Sea ''. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 25. Jump up ^ Pollution Control Program in the Gulf of Honduras. `` Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport '' ( PDF ). Retrieved 11 April 2009. ^ Jump up to : Thattai, Deeptha ; Björn Kjerfve ; W.D. Heyman ( December 2003 ). `` Hydrometeorology and Variability of Water Discharge and Sediment Load in the Inner Gulf of Honduras, Western Caribbean ''. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 4 ( 6 ) : 985 -- 995. doi : 10.1175 / 1525 - 7541 ( 2003 ) 004 < 0985 : HAVOWD > 2.0.CO ; 2. Retrieved 23 February 2009. Jump up ^ Woodard, Colin. `` A Blackbeard mystery solved ''. Republic of Pirates Blog. Retrieved 25 March 2016. Jump up ^ Byrd Downey, Cristopher ( 22 May 2012 ). Stede Bonnet : Charleston 's Gentleman Pirate. The History Press. p. 44. ISBN 1609495403. Retrieved 25 March 2016. External links When Blackbeard Scourged the Seas, History.org Coordinates : 16 ° 09 ′ 05 '' N 88 ° 15 ′ 06 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 16.1514 ° N 88.2517 ° W ﻿ / 16.1514 ; - 88.2517 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Honduras&oldid=802343683 '' Categories : Gulfs of the Atlantic Ocean Gulfs of the Caribbean Sea Bodies of water of Belize Bodies of water of Honduras Bodies of water of Guatemala Guatemala -- Honduras border Belize -- Guatemala border Gulfs of North America Bodies of water of Central America Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from June 2017 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February 2007 Coordinates on Wikidata Talk About Wikipedia Беларуская Български Català Čeština Deutsch Español Esperanto Euskara Français Galego 한국어 Italiano עברית ქართული Lietuvių Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Simple English Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 20 more Edit links This page was last edited on 25 September 2017, at 15 : 44. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where is the gulf of honduras located on a map
Answer: approximately 200 km from Dangriga, Belize, to La Ceiba, Honduras