The beautiful bay islands of Honduras consist of three islands, Utila, Guanaja, and located between them the largest of the three islands, measuring about 37 miles long, Roatan. The islands are fortunate enough to be geographically located out of the hurricane belt. Simply by looking at a map we can see that the islands are protected by the mainland of Honduras that sticks out of Central America acting as a shield protecting the islands. In the past 120 years only 7 hurricanes have passed by the islands. The bay islands of Honduras also contain no volcanoes.Just as the mainland of Honduras is a very mountainous country, the bay islands feature tropical hillsides reaching up to 900 feet in elevation. The second biggest attraction to possibly only the incredible diving the islands offer are the beautiful white sandy beaches and deep harbors offering visitors outstanding fishing opportunities or simply a chance to relax and enjoy a relaxing, easygoing island vacation.
Possibly the most diverse population of coral occur around the bay islands of Honduras. In some areas the coral is so close to sea level that it is nearly impossibly to swim over it, not only that but this coral is located as close as 100 yards from the beach. The population of coral in this location is home to countless species of fascinating and vivid sea creatures. It is no wonder it is one of the premier snorkel and SCUBA sites on the planet. The geography of the bay islands is truly spectacular
