An inlet of the Caribbean Sea shared by Belize, Guatemala and Honduras, sheltering the second-largest barrier reef system in the world along its coast. It has long served as a key regional shipping route.
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Source Gulf of Honduras (Wikipedia)
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1. Gulf of Honduras (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, area
area = 7380 mi2
Shaped By: Faulting, Formation statement for target 287647
It is cleaved by the Swan Island fault, which divides the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates and forms the southern boundary of the Cayman Trough.
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