| Climate Honduras :
| subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
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| Terrain Honduras :
| mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains
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| Elevation extremes lowest Honduras :
| Caribbean Sea 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Honduras :
| Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m
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| Natural resources Honduras :
| timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower
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| Land use arableland Honduras :
| 9,55%
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| Irrigated land Honduras :
| 760 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Honduras :
| frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast
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| Environment current issues Honduras :
| urban population expanding; deforestation results from logging and the clearing of land for agricultural purposes; further land degradation and soil erosion hastened by uncontrolled development and improper land use practices such as farming of marginal lands; mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country's largest source of fresh water), as well as several rivers and streams, with heavy metals
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| Geography note Honduras :
| has only a short Pacific coast but a long Caribbean shoreline, including the virtually uninhabited eastern Mosquito Coast
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