| Ecosystem |
Golfo de Fonseca |
| Type |
Sea/Bay/Gulf |
| Salinity |
brackish |
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| Description |
The gulf extends into Central America from the Pacific Ocean, where the national borders of the Republics of Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador, meet. The Gulf is a shallow sedimentary, estuarine ecosystem that is 60 km wide and 50 km long, with a coastline of 409 km. It includes 18 islands and six main watersheds with an aquatic area of 2015 square km and over 1,100 square km of mangroves. |
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| URL 1 |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Fonseca |
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