List of islands of Belize

A map 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 Ambergris Group 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) North Point village 0.43 10 Inner Islands
1003 Cayo Bracilete Cayo Bracilete 2.2 0 Inner Islands
1004 Cayo Cangrejo Cayo Cangrejo 1.8 0 Inner Islands
1005 Cayo Deer North Deer cay 7.3 0 Inner Islands
1006 Cayo Espanto APrivateIsland resort 0.02 5 Inner Islands
1007 Cayo Savannah Savannah resort 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 Drowned Cayes Isabella Caye Resort 20.2 15 Inner Islands
1301 Goff's Caye Goff's Caye 0.13 1 Inner Islands
1302 Robinson Point Cayes Robinson resort 1.25 0 Inner Islands
1303 Spanish Lookout Caye 0.8 10 Inner Islands
1304 Water Caye Water Caye resort 2.6 4 Inner Islands
1305 More Shag Caye, Turtle Caye 15.43 0 Inner Islands
1400 Hen and Chicken Cayes Hen Caye 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 Middle Long Cayes Middle Long Caye 4.97 2 Inner Islands
1601 Middle Long Caye Middle Long Caye 3.51 2 Inner Islands
1602 More Middle Long Cayes 1.46 0 Inner Islands
1700 Pelican Caye Range Northeast Caye 3.48 10 Inner Islands
1701 Bugle Caye Bugle Caye 0.07 3 Inner Islands
1702 Harvest Caye Harvest Caye 0.55 0 Inner Islands
1703 Lagoon Caye 0.1 0 Inner Islands
1704 Lark Caye Lark Caye 0.06 0 Inner Islands
1705 Laughing Bird Caye Laughing Bird Caye 0.01 0 Inner Islands
1706 Long Coco Caye Long Coco Caye 0.19 0 Inner Islands
1707 Republic of Tropicana (independent) Blue Horizon lodge 0.13 6 Inner Islands
1708 Pelican Caye Pelican Caye 0.04 0 Inner Islands
1709 Placencia Caye Placencia Caye 0.28 2 Inner Islands
1710 Rendezvous Caye (southern) Rendezvous Caye (southern) 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 Punta Gorda Cayes Moho Caye resort 5.19 0 Inner Islands
1801 Moho Cayes Moho Caye resort 5 10 Inner Islands
1802 Snake Cayes East Snake Caye 0.09 0 Inner Islands
1803 Wild Cane Caye Wild Cane Caye 0.1 0 Inner Islands
1900 Sapodilla Cayes Sapodilla Caye 0.43 7 Inner Islands
1901 Hunting Caye Half Moon Beach 0.08 5 Inner Islands
1902 Ranguana Caye Ranguana Caye 0.08 0 Inner Islands
1903 Sapodilla Caye Sapodilla Caye 0.07 2 Inner Islands
1904 Frank's Caye 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 Tobacco Cayes Tobacco village 7.6 56 Inner Islands
2001 Bird Island Bird Island 0.94 0 Inner Islands
2002 Carrie Bow Caye Carrie Bow Marine Field Station 0.01 6 Inner Islands
2003 Coco Plum Caye Coco Plum cay resort 0.1 5 Inner Islands
2004 Cross Caye 0.5 0 Inner Islands
2005 Man-O-War Caye 0.49 0 Inner Islands
2006 Other Colombus Caye, Sandfly Caye, Barbecue Caye, Dream Caye, Hutson Caye, Garbutt's Caye, Wee Wee Caye, Bread and Butter Cayes, Spruce Caye 1.25 0 Inner Islands
2007 Portofino Caye Portofino Caye resort 0.04 0 Inner Islands
2008 Ragged Caye Ragged Caye 0.62 5 Inner Islands
2009 South Water Caye South water village 0.07 10 Inner Islands
2010 Southern Long Caye Southern Long Caye resort 3 5 Inner Islands
2011 Stewart Caye Stewart Caye 0.5 0 Inner Islands
2012 Thatch Caye Thatch Caye Resort 0.05 5 Inner Islands
2013 Tobacco Caye Tobacco village 0.03 20 Inner Islands
3000 Glover's Reef Middle Cay village 0.4 40 Outer Islands
3001 Little Caye Manta Resort 0.07 9 Outer Islands
3002 Long Caye Slick Rock resort 0.06 10 Outer Islands
3003 Middle Caye Middle Caye village 0.06 14 Outer Islands
3004 Southwest Caye Marisol resort 0.08 4 Outer Islands
3005 Amounme Point Caye Amounme Point Caye 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 Calypso beach 3 5 Outer Islands
4003 Northern Caye Northern Caye resort 4 6 Outer Islands
4004 Sandbore Caye Sandbore Caye 0.04 4 Outer Islands
4005 More Saddle Caye 0.08 0 Outer Islands
5000 Turneffe Atoll Harry Jones point village 116 300 Outer Islands
5001 Baby Roach Caye Baby Roach Caye 0.04 5 Outer Islands
5002 Blackbird Caye Harry Jones village 20 160 Outer Islands
5003 Calabash Caye Grand Bogue village 20 50 Outer Islands
5004 Caye Bokel Turneffe Island lodge 0.6 25 Outer Islands
5005 Crawl Caye 0.19 0 Outer Islands
5006 Crayfish Caye North Crayfish Caye 0.08 0 Outer Islands
5007 Cross Caye North point 0.3 5 Outer Islands
5008 Douglas Caye Barracuda Beach 65 35 Outer Islands
5009 Maugher Caye lighthouse point 0.04 0 Outer Islands
5010 Pelican Caye (south) Gales Point village 5 10 Outer Islands
5011 More Deadman's Caye, Cockroach Cay, Dog Flea Cay, Pelican (north), Grassy, Soldier, Coco Tree, Western Four, Baloon 13.29 0 Outer Islands
5012 Shag Caye Shag Caye 6 2 Outer Islands
5013 Three Corner Caye Three Corner Caye 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 Blackbird Caye, 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

References

External links

  • Wikimedia Atlas of Belize
  • Islands of Belize, United Nations Environment Programme
  • WorldIslandInfo.com
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