Holbox

Isla Holbox is an island off the northern coast of , better known worldwide as the Mexican Caribbean. It is lightly traveled and popular with Mexican tourists and others who appreciate a relatively undeveloped beach destination where nature is the main attraction.
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  • Village with about 1,840 residents
  • Description: island
  • Also known as
    “Holbox island”
    “Isia Holbox”
    “Isla Holbox”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holbox Aerodrome.
Bouzinac, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holbox Airstrip is a private airstrip located on Isla Holbox, , .

Holbox

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Latitude
21.5221° or 21° 31′ 20″ north
Longitude
-87.3783° or 87° 22′ 42″ west
Open location code
76HJGJCC+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 618910702
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3527087
Wiki­data ID
Q1535905

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Holbox” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “isla Holbox”
  • Cebuano: “Holbox Island”
  • Chinese: “奥尔沃克斯岛”
  • Chinese: “奧爾沃克斯島”
  • Czech: “Holbox”
  • Dutch: “Holbox”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ايسلا هولبوكس”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo Holbox”
  • French: “Holbox”
  • French: “Isla Holbox”
  • Georgian: “ოლბოქსი”
  • German: “Holbox”
  • German: “Isla Holbox”
  • Italian: “Holbox”
  • Japanese: “オルボクス島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Holbox”
  • Norwegian: “Holbox”
  • Polish: “Isla Holbox”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Holbox”
  • Russian: “Ольбокс”
  • Russian: “Ольбош”
  • Russian: “Хольбош”
  • Slovenian: “Isla Holbox”
  • Spanish: “Holbox”
  • Spanish: “Isla Holbox”
  • Swedish: “Cayo Holbox”
  • Swedish: “Holbox Island”

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