Utila

Utila
Typical road near the Munchies Restaurant, a historic building
Utila is located in Honduras
Utila
Utila
Utila is located in Caribbean
Utila
Utila
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
Coordinates16°06′N 86°56′W / 16.100°N 86.933°W / 16.100; -86.933
ArchipelagoBay Islands
Area45 km2 (17 sq mi)
Highest elevation74 m (243 ft)
Administration
DepartmentIslas de la Bahía
Demographics
Population4160 (2015)
Isla de Utila Lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata
Foundationpiles
Constructionconcrete mast
Height15 m (49 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare prism mast[1][2]
Markingsred mast with horizontal white band
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height15 m (49 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range4 nmi (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicF W Edit this on Wikidata
Official nameSistema de Humedales de la Isla de Utila
Designated2 February 2013
Reference no.2134[3]

Utila (Spanish: Isla de Utila) is the smallest of Honduras' major Bay Islands, after Roatán and Guanaja, in a region that marks the south end of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second-largest in the world. It has been documented in history since Columbus' fourth voyage.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Honduras". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
  3. ^ "Sistema de Humedales de la Isla de Utila". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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