El Tigre Island

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El Tigre Island is a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to Honduras, notable for its strategic location in the Gulf of Fonseca near the borders of El Salvador and Nicaragua.

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El Tigre Island canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
volcanic island
belongsTo Honduran Pacific coast
borderRegion tri-national Gulf of Fonseca area
linked to: Gulf of Fonseca
climate tropical
continent North America
country Honduras
elevation approximately 2572 feet
approximately 783 metres
geologicalSetting Central American volcanic arc
hasCoastlineOn Gulf of Fonseca
Pacific Ocean
hasEconomicActivity artisanal fishing
maritime trade
hasFeature coastal lowlands
steep volcanic slopes
hasHarbor Amapala harbor
hasJurisdiction Honduras
hasSettlement Amapala
hasSpanishName Isla El Tigre
hasStratovolcano El Tigre volcano
hasVolcanicOrigin true
importance historically important Pacific port for Honduras
islandIn Gulf of Fonseca
islandType stratovolcanic cone
largestTown Amapala
locatedIn Valle Department
southern Honduras
locatedInBodyOfWater Gulf of Fonseca
Pacific Ocean
locatedNear border of El Salvador
border of Nicaragua
nearbyCountry El Salvador
Nicaragua
partOf Gulf of Fonseca island group
Honduran Pacific islands
portCity Amapala
region Central America
shape conical
sovereignState Honduras
strategicImportance control of access to inner Gulf of Fonseca
proximity to El Salvador
proximity to Nicaragua
usedFor fishing
local tourism
port activities
volcanicStatus currently not known to be active

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gulf of Fonseca hasIsland El Tigre Island
Zacate Grande Island near El Tigre Island