Gulf of Fonseca
Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador have a coastline along the Gulf of Fonseca and have been involved in a lengthly dispute over the rights to the gulf and the islands located there. In 1992, a chamber of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decided the Land, Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute, of which the gulf dispute was a part. The ICJ determined that Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador were to share control of the Gulf of Fonseca. El Salvador was awarded the islands of Meanguera and Meanguerita, and Honduras was awarded the island of El Tigre. Nicaragua was not a party to that dispute and is therefore not bound by the decision.
On november 19th 2012, the International Court of Justice, which has its seat in the Hague, took a decision on the issue.
Read more about this topic: Territorial Disputes Of Nicaragua
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