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Belize is a small Central American nation, located at 17°15' north of the equator and 88°45' west of the Prime Meridian on the Yucatán Peninsula. It borders the Caribbean Sea to the east, with 386 km of coastline. It has a total of 542 km of land borders—Mexico to the north-northwest (272 km) and Guatemala to the south-southwest (266 km). Belize's total size is 22,966 km², of which 22,806 km² is land and 160 km² is water Belize is the only English-speaking country in Central America and the only one without a Pacific coastline. Many coral reefs, cays, and islands to the east—such as Ambergris Caye, Lighthouse Reef, Glover's Reef, and the Turneffe Islands—are part of Belize's territory, forming the Belize Barrier Reef, the longest in the western hemisphere stemming approximately and the second longest in the world after the Great Barrier Reef. Belize's largest river is the eponymous Belize River. ==General information== Belize claims an exclusive economic zone of and a territorial sea of . From the mouth of the Sarstoon River to Ranguana Cay, Belize's territorial sea is ; according to Belize's Maritime Areas Act, 1992, the purpose of this limitation is to provide a framework for the negotiation of a definitive agreement on territorial differences with Guatemala. ;Climate: * Tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (June to November); dry season (February to May). ;Terrain: * Flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south Belize's lowest elevation is at sea level. Its highest point is Doyle's Delight at . This conclusion was the result of a recent survey, showing Doyle's Delight is slightly higher than Victoria Peak at , which had long been regarded as Belize's highest point.〔(BERDS Topography )〕 Natural hazards in Belize include hurricanes (mostly in the late Atlantic hurricane season, September to December) and coastal flooding, especially in the south. Belize is the only country in Central America without a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geography of Belize」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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