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mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0_(%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%9E)" title="Фансека (заліў) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Фансека (заліў)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0_(%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2)" title="Фонсека (залив) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Фонсека (залив)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleg-mor_Fonseca" title="Pleg-mor Fonseca – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Pleg-mor Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_de_Fonseca" title="Golf de Fonseca – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Golf de Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfo_de_Fonseca_(gulpo)" title="Golfo de Fonseca (gulpo) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Golfo de Fonseca (gulpo)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonseck%C3%BD_z%C3%A1liv" title="Fonsecký záliv – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Fonsecký záliv" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_von_Fonseca" title="Golf von Fonseca – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Golf von Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%8C%CE%BB%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%A6%CE%BF%CE%BD%CF%83%CE%AD%CE%BA%CE%B1" title="Κόλπος του Φονσέκα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κόλπος του Φονσέκα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfo_de_Fonseca" title="Golfo de Fonseca – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Golfo de Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfo_de_Fonseca" title="Golfo de Fonseca – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Golfo de Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonsecako_golkoa" title="Fonsecako golkoa – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Fonsecako golkoa" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AC_%D9%81%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="خلیج فونسکا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="خلیج فونسکا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfe_de_Fonseca" title="Golfe de Fonseca – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Golfe de Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfo_de_Fonseca" title="Golfo de Fonseca – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Golfo de Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8F%B0%EC%84%B8%EC%B9%B4%EB%A7%8C" title="폰세카만 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="폰세카만" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%96%D5%B8%D5%B6%D5%BD%D5%A5%D5%AF%D5%A1_(%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%81)" title="Ֆոնսեկա (նեղուց) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ֆոնսեկա (նեղուց)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaljev_Fonseca" title="Zaljev Fonseca – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Zaljev Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golpo_ti_Fonseca" title="Golpo ti Fonseca – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Golpo ti Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teluk_Fonseca" title="Teluk Fonseca – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Teluk Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonseca-fl%C3%B3i" title="Fonseca-flói – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Fonseca-flói" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfo_di_Fonseca" title="Golfo di Fonseca – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Golfo di Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghuba_ya_Fonseca" title="Ghuba ya Fonseca – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Ghuba ya Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonsekos_%C4%AFlanka" title="Fonsekos įlanka – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Fonsekos įlanka" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0_(%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2)" title="Фонсека (залив) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Фонсека (залив)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4" title="फोन्सेकाचा आखात – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="फोन्सेकाचा आखात" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_van_Fonseca" title="Golf van Fonseca – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Golf van Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BB%E3%82%AB%E6%B9%BE" title="フォンセカ湾 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="フォンセカ湾" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonsecagolfen" title="Fonsecagolfen – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Fonsecagolfen" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonsecabukta" title="Fonsecabukta – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Fonsecabukta" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AB%E0%A8%BC%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%BE_%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%BE%E0%A9%9C%E0%A9%80" title="ਫ਼ੋਨਸੇਕਾ ਦੀ ਖਾੜੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਫ਼ੋਨਸੇਕਾ ਦੀ ਖਾੜੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7_%D8%AF%DB%8C_%DA%A9%DA%BE%D8%A7%DA%91%DB%8C" title="فونسیکا دی کھاڑی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="فونسیکا دی کھاڑی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonseca_(zatoka)" title="Fonseca (zatoka) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Fonseca (zatoka)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfo_de_Fonseca" title="Golfo de Fonseca – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Golfo de Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0_(%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2)" title="Фонсека (залив) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Фонсека (залив)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonseca_(z%C3%A1liv)" title="Fonseca (záliv) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Fonseca (záliv)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaliv_Fonseca" title="Zaliv Fonseca – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Zaliv Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaljev_Fonseca" title="Zaljev Fonseca – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Zaljev Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonsecanlahti" title="Fonsecanlahti – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Fonsecanlahti" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfo_de_Fonseca" title="Golfo de Fonseca – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Golfo de Fonseca" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonseca_K%C3%B6rfezi" title="Fonseca Körfezi – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Fonseca Körfezi" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0_(%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0)" title="Фонсека (затока) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Фонсека (затока)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a 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G. Squier">E. G. Squier</a> negotiated a treaty for the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> to build a canal across Honduras from the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Sea" title="Caribbean Sea">Caribbean Sea</a> to the Gulf. <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Chatfield" title="Frederick Chatfield">Frederick Chatfield</a>, the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British</a> commander in Central America, was afraid the American presence in Honduras would destabilize the British <a href="/wiki/Mosquito_Coast" title="Mosquito Coast">Mosquito Coast</a>, and sent his fleet to occupy <a href="/wiki/El_Tigre_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="El Tigre Island">El Tigre Island</a> at the entrance to the Gulf. Shortly thereafter, however, Squier demanded the British leave, since he had anticipated the occupation and negotiated the island's temporary cession to the United States. Chatfield could only comply.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The reason for this is unclear. (November 2018)">why?</span></a></i>]</sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>All three countries—Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua—with coastline along the Gulf have been involved in a lengthy dispute over the rights to the Gulf and the islands located within. </p><p>In 1917, the <a href="/wiki/Central_American_Court_of_Justice" class="mw-redirect" title="Central American Court of Justice">Central American Court of Justice</a> ruled in a trial which became known as the <i>Fonseca case</i>. It arose out of a controversy between El Salvador and Nicaragua. The latter had entered the <a href="/wiki/Bryan%E2%80%93Chamorro_Treaty" title="Bryan–Chamorro Treaty">Bryan–Chamorro Treaty</a> which granted a portion of the bay to the United States for the establishment of a naval base. El Salvador argued that this violated its right to common ownership in the bay. The court sided with El Salvador, but the US decided to ignore the decision.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>International tensions over the Gulf were addressed by the United Nations <a href="/wiki/ONUCA" title="ONUCA">ONUCA</a> mission, starting in 1989 which included specific reference to the Gulf. For example, because the nature of the terrain in the region would have limited the efficacy of static observation posts, it was judged that the best results would be achieved by establishing mobile teams of observers, who would carry out regular patrols by road, by helicopter and, in the Gulf of Fonseca and nearby waters, by patrol boats and speedboats.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1992, a chamber of the <a href="/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice" title="International Court of Justice">International Court of Justice</a> (ICJ) decided the Land, Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute, of which the Gulf dispute was a part. The ICJ determined that El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua were to share control of the Gulf of Fonseca. El Salvador was awarded the islands of <a href="/wiki/Meanguera" class="mw-redirect" title="Meanguera">Meanguera</a> and Meanguerita, while Honduras was awarded <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Island" title="Tiger Island">El Tigre Island</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Physical_geography">Physical geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Fonseca&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Physical geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Punta_El_Chiquir%C3%ADn" title="Punta El Chiquirín">Punta El Chiquirín</a></div> <p>The Gulf of Fonseca covers an area of about 3,200 km<sup>2</sup> (1,200 sq mi), with a coastline that extends for 261 km (162 mi), of which 185 km (115 mi) are in Honduras, 40 km (25 mi) in Nicaragua, and 29 km (18 mi) in El Salvador. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Desde_la_plaza_de_Amapala.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Desde_la_plaza_de_Amapala.jpg/220px-Desde_la_plaza_de_Amapala.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Desde_la_plaza_de_Amapala.jpg/330px-Desde_la_plaza_de_Amapala.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Desde_la_plaza_de_Amapala.jpg/440px-Desde_la_plaza_de_Amapala.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2624" data-file-height="1968" /></a><figcaption>The gulf is composed by a group of many volcanic islands, such as <a href="/wiki/Zacate_Grande" class="mw-redirect" title="Zacate Grande">Zacate Grande</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Island" title="Tiger Island">el Tigre</a> in Honduras.</figcaption></figure> <p>The climate in the Gulf is typical of <a href="/wiki/Tropical" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical">tropical</a> and subtropical regions, with two distinct seasons, the rainy and the dry. The Gulf receives nearly 80% of its total yearly rainfall of 1,400–1,600 mm (55–63 in) during the rainy season from May to November.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dry season occurs between December and May and contributes to an annual evaporation rate of 2,800 mm (110 in). As a result of less water flowing into the Gulf, the currents tend to flow inward from the Pacific Ocean, and levels of <a href="/wiki/Salinity" title="Salinity">salinity</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Estuary" title="Estuary">estuaries</a> increase, and seasonal drought occurs.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Temperatures in the Gulf average between 25 and 30 °C (77–86 °F); March and April are the warmest months and November and December the coolest. Relative humidity varies between 65 and 86% depending on location. In contrast, the interior of the country is semitropical and cooler with an average temperature of 26 °C (79 °F).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The vegetation of the <a href="/wiki/Wetland" title="Wetland">wetland</a> <a href="/wiki/Ecosystem" title="Ecosystem">ecosystem</a> is dominated by species of <a href="/wiki/Mangrove" title="Mangrove">mangroves</a>. Of the six species of mangrove identified in the Gulf, red mangrove (<i><a href="/wiki/Rhizophora_mangle" title="Rhizophora mangle">Rhizophora mangle</a></i>) is the most common, mostly occupying the areas permanently inundated by the tides. Black mangrove (<i><a href="/wiki/Avicennia_germinans" title="Avicennia germinans">Avicennia germinans</a></i>) is the second-most pervasive species and is generally found around the rivers where sediments are deposited along the shoreline. White mangrove (<i><a href="/wiki/Laguncularia_racemosa" class="mw-redirect" title="Laguncularia racemosa">Laguncularia racemosa</a></i>) is the third-most dominant, followed by botoncillo (<i><a href="/wiki/Conocarpus_erectus" title="Conocarpus erectus">Conocarpus erectus</a></i>); both are generally found further inland and are inundated by the tide less frequently. The dominance of different species over others correlates with the frequency of floods, water quality, and levels of salinity.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The amplitude of tides is 2.3 m (7.5 ft) on average per day in the Gulf. During low tides, the soils are inhabited by <a href="/wiki/Crab" title="Crab">crabs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Conch" title="Conch">conch</a>, and other species. During the high tide, the mangrove forests serve as a feeding ground and habitat for fish, <a href="/wiki/Shrimp" title="Shrimp">shrimp</a>, and other species, as the root structure of mangroves provides a refuge from larger predators.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A number of <a href="/wiki/Volcano" title="Volcano">volcanoes</a> lie within and around the gulf. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Fonseca&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Horatio_Hornblower" title="Horatio Hornblower">Horatio Hornblower</a> novel <i>The Happy Return</i> (<i>Beat To Quarters</i>) is set partially in the Gulf of Fonseca. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Fonseca&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; 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(1911). "<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Fonseca,_Bay_of" class="extiw" title="s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Fonseca, Bay of">Fonseca, Bay of</a>". <i><a href="/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition" title="Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition">Encyclopædia Britannica</a></i>. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 604–605.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Fonseca%2C+Bay+of&rft.btitle=Encyclop%C3%A6dia+Britannica&rft.pages=604-605&rft.edition=11th&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=1911&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGulf+of+Fonseca" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.worldcourts.com/cacj/eng/decisions/1917.03.09_El_Salvador_v_Nicaragua.htm">"El Salvador v. Nicaragua, CACJ, Judgment of 9 March 1917, 11 Am. J. Int'l L. 674 (1917)"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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