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The Sarstoon River (Spanish: Río Sarstún) is a Central American river that forms part of the international border between Belize and Guatemala.
| Sarstoon River | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | Río Sarstún (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Countries | Belize and Guatemala |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Guatemala |
| Mouth | |
• location | Caribbean Sea |
• coordinates | 15.8976°N 88.9137°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 111 km |
The river's source lies in Guatemala's Alta Verapaz Department. It flows eastward, serving as the border between the departments of Petén and Izabal before passing between Belize's Toledo District (to the north) and Guatemala's Izabal Department (to the south) on its way to the Caribbean Sea. Near its mouth lies Sarstoon Island, in Belizean territory.
The Sarstoon is the internationally accepted southern border between Belize and Guatemala, although as part of the Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute since 1999 Guatemala has claimed Belizean territory south of the Sibun River.[1]
On 15 April 2019, the river was the site of a border incident between Guatemala and Belize, when three Guatemalan gun-boats crewed by armed soldiers prevented the Belizean coast guard from patrolling the river.[2]
See also
References
- Lauterpacht, Elihu; Stephen Schwebel; Shabtai Rosenne; Francisco Orrego Vicuña (November 2001). "Legal Opinion on Guatemala's Territorial Claim to Belize" (PDF). p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- "Guatemalan navy gunboats block Belize Coast Guard from accessing the Sarstoon river". Retrieved 16 April 2019.
На других языках
[de] Río Sarstún
Der Río Sarstún (englisch Sarstoon River) ist ein in Fluss Guatemala und Belize. Er ist 111 km lang und bildet auf weiter Strecke die Grenze zwischen den beiden Staaten. Sein Einzugsgebiet umfasst ca. 2303 km².- [en] Sarstoon River
[it] Sarstun
Il fiume Sarstun (Río Sarstún in spagnolo, Sarstoon in inglese) è un fiume del Belize che passa nel Distretto di Toledo e forma il confine tra Belize e Guatemala. Le sue sorgenti si trovano in Guatemala, sulla Sierra di Santa Cruz, 7 km a sudest di Chahal. Esso scorre in Guatemala nei dipartimenti di Alta Verapaz e di Izabal per poi entrare nel Belize e sfociare, dopo 111 km di corso, nel Mar dei Caraibi (Golfo dell'Honduras).[ru] Сарстун
Сарсту́н (исп. Río Sarstoon, Zarstún[1], Sarstún[2]) — река в Белизе и Гватемале[1].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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