List of islands of Belize

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Main article: Geography of Belize

The country of Belize has roughly 386 km of coastline, and has many coral reefs, cayes, and islands in the Caribbean Sea. Most of these form the Belize Barrier Reef, the longest in the western hemisphere stemming approximately 322 km (200 mi). The reef and its islands have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.

Caribbean cayes[]

The following is a list of oceanic islands of Belize, arranged according to region but all of which are in the Caribbean Sea. River islands have not been listed.

Nr. 1) Island Capital Area
(km²)		 Population
(Census 2012 official)		 District
1000 San Pedro 76.8 13400 Inner Islands
1001 Ambergris Caye, in the far northeast, is the largest island in the country. It is also a pene-exclave because it is geographically separated from the rest of the country. The Other Cays Are: San Pedro 64 13380 Inner Islands
1002 Blackadore Caye (Cayo Negro) 0.43 10 Inner Islands
1003 2.2 0 Inner Islands
1004 1.8 0 Inner Islands
1005 7.3 0 Inner Islands
1006 Cayo Espanto 0.02 5 Inner Islands
1007 0.11 0 Inner Islands
1008 More Islands Cayo Mosquito, Cayo Frances, Cayo Iguana, Cayo Rosario, Cayo Romero, Cayo Tostado 0.94 0 Inner Islands
1100 Caye Caulker (also spelled Corker) Caye Caulker 4.5 1500 Inner Islands
1200 Caye Chapel Caye Chapel 1.2 40 Inner Islands
1300 20.2 15 Inner Islands
1301 Goff's Caye Goff's Caye 0.13 1 Inner Islands
1302 1.25 0 Inner Islands
1303 0.8 10 Inner Islands
1304 2.6 4 Inner Islands
1305 More Shag Caye, Turtle Caye 15.43 0 Inner Islands
1400 4.72 2 Inner Islands
1500 Hick's Cayes Saint George's Caye 19.5 45 Inner Islands
1501 Long Caye, not to be confused with the other island further southeast Long Cay 0.9 5 Inner Islands
1502 Saint George's Caye, the sight of an historic colonial battle Saint George's village 0.47 25 Inner Islands
1503 More Hick's Cayes ? 18.3 15 Inner Islands
1600 4.97 2 Inner Islands
1601 3.51 2 Inner Islands
1602 More Middle Long Cayes 1.46 0 Inner Islands
1700 Northeast Caye 3.48 10 Inner Islands
1701 0.07 3 Inner Islands
1702 Harvest Caye Harvest Caye 0.55 0 Inner Islands
1703 0.1 0 Inner Islands
1704 Lark Caye 0.06 0 Inner Islands
1705 Laughing Bird Caye Laughing Bird Caye 0.01 0 Inner Islands
1706 Long Coco Caye 0.19 0 Inner Islands
1707 Republic of Tropicana (independent) Blue Horizon lodge 0.13 6 Inner Islands
1708 0.04 0 Inner Islands
1709 0.28 2 Inner Islands
1710 0.1 0 Inner Islands
1711 More Islands Little Water Caye, Peter Douglas Caye, Saddle Caye, Secret Caye, Quamina, Cat, Crawl, Bakers, Wippari, Cary, Gladden, Moho, Spit, Silk, Hatchet, Morisson, West Silk, Scipio, Colson 1.95 0 Inner Islands
1800 5.19 0 Inner Islands
1801 Moho Caye resort 5 10 Inner Islands
1802 East Snake Caye 0.09 0 Inner Islands
1803 Wild Cane Caye 0.1 0 Inner Islands
1900 Sapodilla Cayes 0.43 7 Inner Islands
1901 Half Moon Beach 0.08 5 Inner Islands
1902 Ranguana Caye Ranguana Caye 0.08 0 Inner Islands
1903 0.07 2 Inner Islands
1904 0.03 0 Inner Islands
1905 More South cay, Lime cay, Nicholas Cay, North Spot, red Rock, Tom Owen's Cay, Seal Cays 0.17 0 Inner Islands
2000 7.6 56 Inner Islands
2001 Bird Island Bird Island 0.94 0 Inner Islands
2002 Carrie Bow Marine Field Station 0.01 6 Inner Islands
2003 Coco Plum cay resort 0.1 5 Inner Islands
2004 0.5 0 Inner Islands
2005 0.49 0 Inner Islands
2006 Other Colombus Caye, Sandfly Caye, , , Hutson Caye, Garbutt's Caye, Wee Wee Caye, Bread and Butter Cayes, Spruce Caye 1.25 0 Inner Islands
2007 0.04 0 Inner Islands
2008 0.62 5 Inner Islands
2009 0.07 10 Inner Islands
2010 3 5 Inner Islands
2011 0.5 0 Inner Islands
2012 Thatch Caye 0.05 5 Inner Islands
2013 Tobacco Caye Tobacco village 0.03 20 Inner Islands
3000 Glover's Reef 0.4 40 Outer Islands
3001 0.07 9 Outer Islands
3002 Long Caye 0.06 10 Outer Islands
3003 Middle Caye 0.06 14 Outer Islands
3004 Southwest Caye 0.08 4 Outer Islands
3005 0.07 0 Outer Islands
4000 Lighthouse Reef Half Moon Caye 7.31 30 Outer Islands
4001 Half Moon Caye Half Moon Caye 0.19 15 Outer Islands
4002 Long Caye 3 5 Outer Islands
4003 Northern Caye 4 6 Outer Islands
4004 Sandbore Caye Sandbore Caye 0.04 4 Outer Islands
4005 More 0.08 0 Outer Islands
5000 Turneffe Atoll 116 300 Outer Islands
5001 0.04 5 Outer Islands
5002 20 160 Outer Islands
5003 20 50 Outer Islands
5004 0.6 25 Outer Islands
5005 0.19 0 Outer Islands
5006 0.08 0 Outer Islands
5007 0.3 5 Outer Islands
5008 65 35 Outer Islands
5009 0.04 0 Outer Islands
5010 5 10 Outer Islands
5011 More , Cockroach cay, Dog Flea Cay, Pelican (north), Grassy, Soldier, coco Tree, Western four, Baloon 13.29 0 Outer Islands
5012 6 2 Outer Islands
5013 0.26 0 Outer Islands

1) The Islands number relates to the 2012 island numbering program made by Belize government for real estate purposes.

Ambergris group[]

The beach at San Pedro, on Ambergris Caye.

Central groups[]

This group of islands form an arch around the capital city's coastline.

Southern groups[]

Gradually heading in a line southward, the cays decrease in size before reaching the coast of Honduras. and finally, towards the coast of Punta Gorda are some more islands.

Turneffe Atoll[]

The Turneffe Atoll is situated in the central Barrier Reef system, between the Inner Channel and Lighthouse Reef, and is 30 miles (48 km) long and 10 miles (16 km) wide. It is made up of a number of large cayes, such as , which surround a central lagoon. Smaller surrounding islands include:

Lighthouse Reef[]

Great Blue Hole
The Lighthouse Reef's most famous site is the Great Blue Hole, located at its centre.

The Lighthouse Reef system is a sunken atoll, and consists of four islands:

Glover's Reef[]

The Glover's Reef system is mostly submerged, with a few tiny islands. see list above.

Islands in rivers and lakes[]

See also[]

  • List of islands
  • List of rivers in Belize

References[]

External links[]

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