Cabo Gracias a Dios is a cape located on northeastern coast of Central America, variously called the Mosquito Coast and La Mosquitia. It is the point where the Rio Coco flows into the Caribbean, and is the end of the border of the Nicaraguan Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte and the Honduran department also known as Gracias a Dios.
The point was designated as the endpoint of the Honduras - Nicaragua border by an award of King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1906, and confirmed by the International Court of Justice in 1960. The exact terminal point was determined to be at 14°59'08"N, 83°08'09"W.
The name is Spanish for "Cape Thanks to God" and is said to have been bestowed by Christopher Columbus on his last voyage in 1502 when he found shelter there from a storm.
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