Roatán in the Caribbean

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 West Bay © Roatanavi/cc-by-sa-3.0

West Bay © Roatanavi/cc-by-sa-3.0

Roatán, located between the islands of Útila and Guanaja, is the largest of HondurasBay Islands. The island was formerly known as Ruatan and Rattan. It is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) long, and less than 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) across at its widest point. The most populous town of the island is Coxen Hole, capital of Roatán municipality, located in the southwest. Other important towns include French Harbour, West End, and Oak Ridge. The easternmost quarter of the island is separated by a channel through the mangroves that is 15 meters wide on average. This section is called Helene, or Santa Elena in Spanish. Satellite islands at the eastern end are Morat, Barbareta, and Pigeon Cay. Further west between French Harbour and Coxen Hole is Stamp Cay and Barefoot Cay.

Turquoise Bay © Intimaralem85/cc-by-sa-3.0 West Bay © Westbrowncanada/cc-by-sa-3.0 West Bay © Westbrowncanada/cc-by-sa-3.0 Cruise ship Carnival Legend, docked in Roatán © flickr.com - Daniel Foster/cc-by-sa-2.0 West Bay © Westbrowncanada/cc-by-sa-3.0 West Bay © Roatanavi/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Cruise ship Carnival Legend, docked in Roatán © flickr.com - Daniel Foster/cc-by-sa-2.0
Located near the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the largest barrier reef in the Caribbean Sea (second largest worldwide after Australia’s Great Barrier Reef), Roatán has become an important cruise ship and scuba diving destination in Honduras. Tourism is its most important economic sector, though fishing is also an important source of income for islanders. Roatan is located within 50 minutes of La Ceiba. The island is served by the Juan Manuel Gálvez Roatán International Airport which includes direct flights from Miami, Dallas, Atlanta, and Houston via American, Delta, United and Avianca airlines respectively, with other domestic connections for international flights arriving into mainland Honduran cities like the capital Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula and San Salvador (El Salvador). Roatán is also serviced by the Galaxy Wave express Catamaran ferry.

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