Gales Point
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Gales Point Manatee is a village in Belize District in the nation of Belize, Central America. The village is bordered by five other communities, namely Mullins River, St. Margaret, La Democracia, Gracie Rock, and Freetown Sibun. The village is bordered east by the Caribbean Sea. In 2000, Gales Point had a population of about 500 people, most of whom subsist on fishing and farming.
Gales Point Manatee | |
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Coordinates: 17°11′N 88°20′W | |
Country | Belize |
District | Belize District |
Constituency | Belize Rural Central |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 296(est.) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
Climate | Af |
Most recently, in 2010, the population was placed at 296.[1]
Gales Point Manatee or Malanti is the local name for the village. The majority of the village’s population lives on a peninsula located in the Southern Lagoon, which is a manatee reserve. The Southern Lagoon's water is brackish. This lagoon connects directly to the Caribbean Sea through the Manatee Bar River. It also has 14 square miles (36 km2) of wildlife reserve known as the Gales Point Wild Life Sanctuary.[2]