Sapodilla Cayes
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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| Location | Gulf of Honduras |
| Nearest city | Punta Gorda[1] |
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| Area | 15,618 hectares (38,590 acres) |
| Established | 1996 |
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The Sapodilla Cayes (Spanish: Cayos Zapotillos, Cayos Sapodilla or Cayos Sapote)[3] are an uninhabited atoll in the Gulf of Honduras. They are in the Toledo District of Belize.
Geography
The Sapodilla Cayes are a system of cayes, or low sandy islands, that are part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System.
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Facing south on Hunting Caye, with Lime Caye in the background.
File:SapodillaCayeentrance.jpeg
Entrance dock on Hunting Caye, to the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve.
- Disputed islands
They are generally considered to be within the territorial waters of Belize, but Guatemala claims that the Belize–Guatemala maritime boundary is northwest of the cayes.[4] Honduras also lays a claim to the Sapodilla Cayes in its 1982 constitution.[3]
Marine reserve
Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve is a national protected marine reserve declared over the Sapodilla Cayes. It was established in 1996 and is administered by the Fisheries Department of Belize.[5]
References
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- IUCN Category IV
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- Marine reserves
- Protected areas of Belize
- Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System
- Uninhabited islands of Belize
- Conservation in Belize
- Protected areas established in 1996
- Disputed islands
- Territorial disputes of Belize
- Territorial disputes of Guatemala
- Territorial disputes of Honduras
- Belize–Guatemala border
- Toledo District
