Tiger Island

El Tigre is an island located in the Gulf of Fonseca, a body of water on the Pacific coast of Central America. The island is a conical basaltic stratovolcano and the southernmost volcano in Honduras. It belongs to Valle department. Together with Isla Zacate Grande, Isla Comandante and a few tiny satellite islets and rocks, it forms the municipality of Amapala, with an area of 75.2 km2 (29.0 sq mi) and a population of 9,687 as of the census of 2001 (of which 4 were living on Isla Comandante).

El Tigre Island
El Tigre, seen from Coyolito
Highest point
Elevation783 m (2,569 ft)
Prominence783 m (2,569 ft)
Coordinates13.272°N 87.641°W / 13.272; -87.641
Geography
LocationHonduras
Parent rangeCentral America Volcanic Arc
Geology
Age of rockHolocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionUnknown
Isla del Tigre Lighthouse
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Height20 m (66 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower[1][2]
Markingswhite and red horizontal band
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height800 m (2,600 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicIso R 2s Edit this on Wikidata

Three countries, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, have a coastline along the Gulf of Fonseca, and all three have been involved in a lengthy dispute over the rights to the gulf and the islands located therewithin. In 1992, a chamber of the International Court of Justice (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 Meanguera and Meanguerita, and Honduras was awarded the island of El Tigre.

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