# List of islands of Belize

The country of Belize has roughly 386 km of coastline, and has many coral reefs, cayes, and islands in the Caribbean Sea. Most of these form the Belize Barrier Reef, the longest in the western hemisphere stemming approximately 322 km (200 mi). The reef and its islands have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.

## Caribbean cayes

The following is a list of oceanic islands of Belize, arranged according to region but all of which are in the Caribbean Sea. River islands have not been listed.
| Nr.$^{1)}$ | Island | Capital | Area (km²) | Population (Census 2012 official) | District |
| 1000 | Ambergris Group | San Pedro | 76.8 | 13400 | Inner Islands |
| 1001 | Ambergris Caye, in the far northeast, is the largest island in the country. It is also a pene-exclave because it is geographically separated from the rest of the country. The Other Cays Are: | San Pedro | 64 | 13380 | Inner Islands |
| 1002 | Blackadore Caye (Cayo Negro) | North Point village | 0.43 | 10 | Inner Islands |
| 1003 | Cayo Bracilete | Cayo Bracilete | 2.2 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1004 | Cayo Cangrejo | Cayo Cangrejo | 1.8 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1005 | Cayo Deer | North Deer cay | 7.3 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1006 | Cayo Espanto | APrivateIsland resort | 0.02 | 5 | Inner Islands |
| 1007 | Cayo Savannah | Savannah resort | 0.11 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1008 | More Islands | Cayo Mosquito, Cayo Frances, Cayo Iguana, Cayo Rosario, Cayo Romero, Cayo Tostado | 0.94 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1100 | Caye Caulker (also spelled Corker) | Caye Caulker | 4.5 | 1500 | Inner Islands |
| 1200 | Caye Chapel | Caye Chapel | 1.2 | 40 | Inner Islands |
| 1300 | Drowned Cayes | Isabella Caye Resort | 20.2 | 15 | Inner Islands |
| 1301 | Goff's Caye | Goff's Caye | 0.13 | 1 | Inner Islands |
| 1302 | Robinson Point Cayes | Robinson resort | 1.25 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1303 | Spanish Lookout Caye | | 0.8 | 10 | Inner Islands |
| 1304 | Water Caye | Water Caye resort | 2.6 | 4 | Inner Islands |
| 1305 | More | Shag Caye, Turtle Caye | 15.43 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1400 | Hen and Chicken Cayes | Hen Caye | 4.72 | 2 | Inner Islands |
| 1500 | Hick's Cayes | Saint George's Caye | 19.5 | 45 | Inner Islands |
| 1501 | Long Caye, not to be confused with the other island further southeast | Long Cay | 0.9 | 5 | Inner Islands |
| 1502 | Saint George's Caye, the sight of an historic colonial battle | Saint George's village | 0.47 | 25 | Inner Islands |
| 1503 | More Hick's Cayes | ? | 18.3 | 15 | Inner Islands |
| 1600 | Middle Long Cayes | Middle Long Caye | 4.97 | 2 | Inner Islands |
| 1601 | Middle Long Caye | Middle Long Caye | 3.51 | 2 | Inner Islands |
| 1602 | More Middle Long Cayes | | 1.46 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1700 | Pelican Caye Range | Northeast Caye | 3.48 | 10 | Inner Islands |
| 1701 | Bugle Caye | Bugle Caye | 0.07 | 3 | Inner Islands |
| 1702 | Harvest Caye | Harvest Caye | 0.55 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1703 | Lagoon Caye | | 0.1 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1704 | Lark Caye | Lark Caye | 0.06 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1705 | Laughing Bird Caye | Laughing Bird Caye | 0.01 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1706 | Long Coco Caye | Long Coco Caye | 0.19 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1707 | Republic of Tropicana (independent) | Blue Horizon lodge | 0.13 | 6 | Inner Islands |
| 1708 | Pelican Caye | Pelican Caye | 0.04 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1709 | Placencia Caye | Placencia Caye | 0.28 | 2 | Inner Islands |
| 1710 | Rendezvous Caye (southern) | Rendezvous Caye (southern) | 0.1 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1711 | More Islands | Little Water Caye, Peter Douglas Caye, Saddle Caye, Secret Caye, Quamina, Cat, Crawl, Bakers, Wippari, Cary, Gladden, Moho, Spit, Silk, Hatchet, Morisson, West Silk, Scipio, Colson | 1.95 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1800 | Punta Gorda Cayes | Moho Caye resort | 5.19 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1801 | Moho Cayes | Moho Caye resort | 5 | 10 | Inner Islands |
| 1802 | Snake Cayes | East Snake Caye | 0.09 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1803 | Wild Cane Caye | Wild Cane Caye | 0.1 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1900 | Sapodilla Cayes | Sapodilla Caye | 0.43 | 7 | Inner Islands |
| 1901 | Hunting Caye | Half Moon Beach | 0.08 | 5 | Inner Islands |
| 1902 | Ranguana Caye | Ranguana Caye | 0.08 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1903 | Sapodilla Caye | Sapodilla Caye | 0.07 | 2 | Inner Islands |
| 1904 | Frank's Caye | | 0.03 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 1905 | More | South Cay, Lime Cay, Nicholas Cay, North Spot, Red Rock, Tom Owen's Cay, Seal Cays | 0.17 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 2000 | Tobacco Cayes | Tobacco village | 7.6 | 56 | Inner Islands |
| 2001 | Bird Island | Bird Island | 0.94 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 2002 | Carrie Bow Caye | Carrie Bow Marine Field Station | 0.01 | 6 | Inner Islands |
| 2003 | Coco Plum Caye | Coco Plum cay resort | 0.1 | 5 | Inner Islands |
| 2004 | Cross Caye | | 0.5 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 2005 | Man-O-War Caye | | 0.49 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 2006 | Other | Colombus Caye, Sandfly Caye, Barbecue Caye, Dream Caye, Hutson Caye, Garbutt's Caye, Wee Wee Caye, Bread and Butter Cayes, Spruce Caye | 1.25 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 2007 | Portofino Caye | Portofino Caye resort | 0.04 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 2008 | Ragged Caye | Ragged Caye | 0.62 | 5 | Inner Islands |
| 2009 | South Water Caye | South water village | 0.07 | 10 | Inner Islands |
| 2010 | Southern Long Caye | Southern Long Caye resort | 3 | 5 | Inner Islands |
| 2011 | Stewart Caye | Stewart Caye | 0.5 | 0 | Inner Islands |
| 2012 | Thatch Caye | Thatch Caye Resort | 0.05 | 5 | Inner Islands |
| 2013 | Tobacco Caye | Tobacco village | 0.03 | 20 | Inner Islands |
| 3000 | Glover's Reef | Middle Cay village | 0.4 | 40 | Outer Islands |
| 3001 | Little Caye | Manta Resort | 0.07 | 9 | Outer Islands |
| 3002 | Long Caye | Slick Rock resort | 0.06 | 10 | Outer Islands |
| 3003 | Middle Caye | Middle Caye village | 0.06 | 14 | Outer Islands |
| 3004 | Southwest Caye | Marisol resort | 0.08 | 4 | Outer Islands |
| 3005 | Amounme Point Caye | Amounme Point Caye | 0.07 | 0 | Outer Islands |
| 4000 | Lighthouse Reef | Half Moon Caye | 7.31 | 30 | Outer Islands |
| 4001 | Half Moon Caye | Half Moon Caye | 0.19 | 15 | Outer Islands |
| 4002 | Long Caye | Calypso beach | 3 | 5 | Outer Islands |
| 4003 | Northern Caye | Northern Caye resort | 4 | 6 | Outer Islands |
| 4004 | Sandbore Caye | Sandbore Caye | 0.04 | 4 | Outer Islands |
| 4005 | More | Saddle Caye | 0.08 | 0 | Outer Islands |
| 5000 | Turneffe Atoll | Harry Jones point village | 116 | 300 | Outer Islands |
| 5001 | Baby Roach Caye | Baby Roach Caye | 0.04 | 5 | Outer Islands |
| 5002 | Blackbird Caye | Harry Jones village | 20 | 160 | Outer Islands |
| 5003 | Calabash Caye | Grand Bogue village | 20 | 50 | Outer Islands |
| 5004 | Caye Bokel | Turneffe Island lodge | 0.6 | 25 | Outer Islands |
| 5005 | Crawl Caye | | 0.19 | 0 | Outer Islands |
| 5006 | Crayfish Caye | North Crayfish Caye | 0.08 | 0 | Outer Islands |
| 5007 | Cross Caye | North point | 0.3 | 5 | Outer Islands |
| 5008 | Douglas Caye | Barracuda Beach | 65 | 35 | Outer Islands |
| 5009 | Maugher Caye | lighthouse point | 0.04 | 0 | Outer Islands |
| 5010 | Pelican Caye (south) | Gales Point village | 5 | 10 | Outer Islands |
| 5011 | More | Deadman's Caye, Cockroach Cay, Dog Flea Cay, Pelican (north), Grassy, Soldier, Coco Tree, Western Four, Baloon | 13.29 | 0 | Outer Islands |
| 5012 | Shag Caye | Shag Caye | 6 | 2 | Outer Islands |
| 5013 | Three Corner Caye | Three Corner Caye | 0.26 | 0 | Outer Islands |
$^{1)}$The Islands number relates to the 2012 island numbering program made by Belize government for real estate purposes.

### Central groups

This group of islands form an arch around the capital city's coastline.

### Southern groups

Gradually heading in a line southward, the cays decrease in size before reaching the coast of Honduras. and finally, towards the coast of Punta Gorda are some more islands.

### Turneffe Atoll

The Turneffe Atoll is situated in the central Barrier Reef system, between the Inner Channel and Lighthouse Reef, and is 30 miles (48 km) long and 10 miles (16 km) wide. It is made up of a number of large cayes, such as Blackbird Caye, which surround a central lagoon. Smaller surrounding islands include:

### Lighthouse Reef

The Lighthouse Reef system is a sunken atoll, and consists of four islands:

### Glover's Reef

The Glover's Reef system is mostly submerged, with a few tiny islands. see list above.

## Islands in rivers and lakes

* Last Chance Caye, in Midwinter's Lagoon
* Marlowe Caye, in Midwinter's Lagoon
* Shipstern Caye, in Chetumal Bay
* Sarstoon Island, in the Sarstoon River
* Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary is Crooked Tree Lagoon