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, Honduras and Guatemala. For the region see Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea (kəˈrɪbiən or /ˌkærɨˈbiːən/ is a tropical Sea in the Western Hemisphere Belize (bəˈliːz formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest From north to south, it runs for approximately 200km from Dangriga, Belize, to La Ceiba, Honduras. Dangriga Town, formerly known as Stann Creek Town, is a Town in southern Belize, located on the Caribbean coast at the mouth of Stann Creek La Ceiba is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America.

Many rivers flow into the gulf from mainland Central America, including the Motagua and the Ulúa, and Lago de Izabal in Guatemala is also connected to the gulf by a narrow channel. The Motagua River is a 486 km long river in Guatemala. It rises in central Guatemala to the north-east of Guatemala City and runs north-east to east to the Gulf The Ulua River (Río Ulúa is a river in western Honduras. It rises in the central mountainous area of the country close to La Paz and runs 150 miles approximately Lago de Izabal, also known as the Golfo Dulce, is the largest lake in Guatemala with a surface area of 589

A large number of reefs and cays exist in the Gulf of Honduras, collectively known as the Pelican Cays. In nautical terminology a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water (six fathoms or less at low water It is home to the world's second largest coral reef, the Belize Barrier Reef. The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of Coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 300 m (0

Many American anglers visit the Gulf of Honduras to catch the marlin that abound there. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Marlin, Istiophoridae, is a member of a larger grouping of marine Fishes known as "billfish" of which several are popular in Big-game fishing Tourists are often taken on boat trips to the Pelican Cays, notably Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Caye Caulker is a small Limestone Coral Island off the coast of Belize in the Caribbean Sea measuring about 5 Miles (north Ambergris Caye, pronounced "am-BER-gris" is the largest Island of Belize located northeast of the country in the Caribbean Sea.

In 1961 Hurricane Hattie swept across the Gulf of Honduras, destroying buildings in Belize. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hurricane Hattie was a powerful Category 5 hurricane that hit Central America on Halloween during the 1961 Atlantic hurricane season