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Life on Roatan with Roatan Life Real
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Geography, Topography and Weather
Roatan is the largest of the Bay
Islands and is located approx 35 miles off the North Coast
of Honduras. Honduras is located in the heart of Central American
and has borders with Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Roatan is 32 miles long and varies
in width from 1 to 3 miles across. The highest point of Roatan
is approximately 900 feet above sea level. The island has
varying topography from white sandy beaches, iron shoreline,
mangroves, tropical hilltops, lush valleys to reef surrounded
waters.
Roatan is surrounded by a reef system,
which is part of the second largest reef system in the world.
At times the reef of Roatan is only a short swim away from
the shoreline. A large part of the Roatan reef has been protected
by the Honduran government and is known as the West End and
Sandy Bay Marine Reserve. This Marine Reserve is home to 38
world-class dive sites and some of the most species rich waters
in the Caribbean.
This variety of landscape on Roatan
makes it one of the most visually impressive locations in
the Caribbean. In the 18th century Captain James Wright referred
to Roatan as the "Garden of the West Indies" today Roatan
still retains its true tropical beauty.
The yearly average temperature in
Roatan is 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The island receives constant
trade winds keeping the climate cool and a reasonable rainfall,
which mainly falls in December to February. This rainfall
keeps the island lush and green.
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