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Geography of Honduras

Geography of Honduras

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1 Location:
 2 Geographic coordinates:
 3 Map references:
 4 Area:
 5 Land boundaries:
 6 Coastline:
 7 Climate:
 8 Terrain:

     Location: 

Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Nicaragua

    Geographic coordinates: 

15 00 N, 86 30 W

    Map references: 

Central America and the Caribbean

    Area: 

    Land boundaries: 

border countries:

    Coastline: 

    Climate: 

subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains

    Terrain: 

mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains

Elevation extremes:

    Natural resources: 

timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower

    Land use: 

    Natural hazards: 

frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; damaging hurricanes and floods along Caribbean coast

    Environment - current issues: 

urban population expanding; deforestation results from logging and the clearing of land for agricultural purposes; further land degradation and soil erosion hastened by uncontrolled development and improper land use practices such as farming of marginal lands; mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country's largest source of fresh water) as well as several rivers and streams with heavy metals; severe Hurricane Mitch damage

    Environment - international agreements: 

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

See also : Honduras, List of places in Honduras