Gulf of Fonseca from space, July 1997

The Gulf of Fonseca (Spanish: Golfo de Fonseca) is a gulf in Central America, bordering El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (631x640, 109 KB)Gulf of Fonseca, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua - July 1997 image description here File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (631x640, 109 KB)Gulf of Fonseca, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua - July 1997 image description here File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... Commonly, Central America is the region of North America located between the southern border of Mexico and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. ...

In 1849, Ephraim Squier negotiated a treaty for the United States to build a canal across Honduras from the Caribbean Sea to the Gulf. Frederick Chatfield, the British commander in Central America, was afraid that American presence in Honduras would destabilize the British Mosquito Coast, and sent his fleet to occupy the island. Shortly thereafter, however, Squier demanded the English to leave, since he had anticipated the occupation and negotiated the islands temporarily cession to the United States. Chatfield could only comply. 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ephraim George Squier (June 17, 1821 – April 17, 1888) was an American archaeologist. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea is a tropical body of water adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. ...

All three countries - Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua - with coastline along the gulf have been involved in a lengthly dispute over the rights to the gulf and the islands located there within. In 1992, a chamber of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decided the Land, Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute, of which the gulf dispute was a part. The ICJ determined that El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua were to share control of the Gulf of Fonseca. El Salvador was awarded the islands of Meanguera and Meanguerita, and Honduras was awarded the island of El Tigre. The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... Peace Palace, seat of the ICJ. The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. ... The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... Peace Palace, seat of the ICJ. The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. ... El Tigre is an island located in the Gulf of Fonseca, a body of water on the pacific coast of Central America. ...

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