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Honduras

Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Honduras

• TEGUCIGALPA
• PUERTO LEMPIRA
• SANTA ROSA DE COPAN
• SWAN ISLAND

 

Official name: Republic of Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa
Area: total: 112,090 sq km
land: 111,890 sq km
water: 200 sq km
Climate: subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Location: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Geographic coordinates: 15 00 N, 86 30 W
Comparative Area: slightly larger than Tennessee
Land boundaries: total: 1,520 km
border countries: Guatemala 256 km, El Salvador 342 km, Nicaragua 922 km
Coastline: 820 km
Terrain: mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m


Map of Honduras

Map of Honduras

 

 


 

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