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Islas de la Bahía (department) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 16 20 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 16.3333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 086 30 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -86.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Chief island were charted by Christopher Columbus 1502; settled by buccaneers from England 1642; alternately claimed by Spain, England & Honduras 1650-1850; annexed to Great Britain 1852; ceded to Honduras 1859; populated by English-speaking Protestants. |
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| Islas de la Bahía (preferred,C,V,Spanish)
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| Departamento de Islas de la Bahía (C,V,O)
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| Islas de la Bahía, Departamento de (C,V)
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| HO11 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Bay Islands (C,U,English)
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