Roatán
Sign in to saveRoatán () is an island in the Caribbean, about off the northern coast of Honduras. The largest of the Bay Islands of Honduras, it is located between the islands of Utila and Guanaja. It is approximately long, and less than across at its widest point. The island consists of two municipalities: José Santos Guardiola in the east and Roatán, including the Cayos Cochinos, in the west. The island was formerly known in English as Ruatan and Rattan.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Roatán
- Islands.image
- Westbay2106.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Roatán, Bay Islands
- Islands.location
- Caribbean Sea
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Honduras#Caribbean
- Islands.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Islands.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Islands.archipelago
- Bay Islands
- Islands.total_islands
- 7
- Islands.major_islands
- Roatán, Útila and Guanaja
- Islands.area_km2
- 83
- Islands.length_km
- 59
- Islands.width_km
- 8
- Islands.coastline_km
- 154
- Islands.highest_mount
- 221 m (725.1 ft)
- Islands.country
- Honduras
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Department
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Bay Islands
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Demographics
- Islanders
- Environment
- Important Bird Area
- Roatán Marine Park
- Roatan Institute of Marine Science
- Conservation
- Transportation
- Airport
- Ferry
- Cruise ships
- Port of Roatan
- Mahogany Bay Cruise Center
- Economic zone
- References
- External links
Roatán () is an island in the Caribbean, about off the northern coast of Honduras. The largest of the Bay Islands of Honduras, it is located between the islands of Utila and Guanaja. It is approximately long, and less than across at its widest point. The island consists of two municipalities: José Santos Guardiola in the east and Roatán, including the Cayos Cochinos, in the west. The island was formerly known in English as Ruatan and Rattan.
==Geography== thumb|Roatan Bay Islands from hotel lobby display thumb|alt=Taken from Norwegian Breakaway, February 2022.|Roatan from cruise ship Roatán is a coral island. Situated atop an exposed ancient coral reef, it rises to about above sea level. The easternmost quarter of the island is separated by a 15-meter-wide channel through the mangrove forest. This section is called Helene, or Santa Elena in Spanish. Satellite islands at the eastern end are Morat, Barbareta, and Pigeon Cay. There is a bay on the western side of the island called West Bay.