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Roatán (Spanish pronunciation:) is an island in the Caribbean, about 65 kilometres (40 mi) off the northern coast of Honduras. The largest of the Bay Islands of Honduras, it is located between the islands of Utila and Guanaja. It is approximately 77 kilometres (48 mi) long, and less than 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) across at its widest point.
Roatán is in the Bay Islands Department of Honduras. The airport serves national and international air traffic of the island, the nearby cities and for the region. The airport is named for Juan Manuel Gálvez (1889-1972), the former president of the Republic of Honduras in 1949–1952.
The matter was brought under the attention of Congress, and the committee of foreign relations of the U.S. senate, after a full consideration, reported "that the islands of Roatán, Bonacca, Utila, etc, in and near the bay of Honduras, constitute part of the territory of the republic of Honduras, and therefore form a part of Central America ...
Map of the Bay of Honduras; Roatán is shown in red. Gálvez, who had been ordered by King Charles to "dislocate the English from their hidden settlements on the Gulf of Honduras," [6] began planning offensive operations against the British mainland settlements as early as 1780, after the British abandoned their failed expedition into Nicaragua ...
Próspera, officially Próspera ZEDE, is a charter city on the island of Roatán in the Central American state of Honduras.The city is a special economic zone with its own fiscal, regulatory, and legal framework. [2]
West Bay beach is a white sand beach and is surrounded by the second largest reef barrier in the world. [1] In October 2011, The Caribbean Travel and Life Magazine made a top 5 of the best beaches in the world for snorkeling in this top 5, the magazine ranked West Bay as the fourth best beach for doing this activity.