Swan Islands

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The Swan Islands, or Islas Santanilla, are a chain of three islands located in the northwestern Caribbean Sea, approximately ninety miles off the coastline of Honduras, with a land area of 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi).
They consist of three islands:
Great Swan Island (3 km long, 5.5 km²)
Little Swan (2.4 km long, 0.5 km wide, 2.5 km²)
Booby Cay (90 metres long, 70 m off the southwest corner of Great Swan, <0.01 km²)
The islands are uninhabited, except for a small Honduran navy garrison.
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Coordinates:   17°24'32"N   83°55'4"W

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