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Holbox

Holbox is an island in the state of , located on the north coast of the . It is approximately 41.84 kilometres long and 1.5 kilometres wide, and it is separated from the mainland by 10 km of shallow lagoon that is home to flamingos, pelicans and other rich birdlife.
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  • Type: Village with 1,200 residents
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: “Holbox island”, “Isia Holbox”, and “Isla Holbox”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holbox Aerodrome.

Aerodrome
Photo: Bouzinac, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holbox Airstrip is a private airstrip located on Isla Holbox, , . It serves air traffic for the town of Holbox, supporting general aviation and air taxi activities.

Holbox

Latitude
21.5221° or 21° 31′ 20″ north
Longitude
-87.3783° or 87° 22′ 42″ west
Population
1,200
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
76HJGJCC+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 618910702
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3527087
Wiki­data ID
Q1535905
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Satellite Map

Discover Holbox from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”
  • “Holbox”
  • “Isla Holbox”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Holbox”. Photo: Tvdp77, CC0.