Proper noun
Mosquito Coast
(historical) A region in Central America that runs from Cape Cameron to the San Juan River.
Synonym: Moskitia
I did my best work in The Mosquito Coast. I know it wasn't such a big hit, but for me it was more meaningful than anything else I'd ever done. River Phoenix
It was followed by the darker, less commercial The Mosquito Coast (1986), Paul Schrader 's adaptation of Paul Theroux 's novel, with Ford playing a man obsessively pursuing his dream to start a new life in the Central American jungle with his family. Source: Internet
The most significant third source was Black River and adjacent areas on the Mosquito Coast (now Republic of Honduras ), from where quantities of mahogany were shipped from the 1740s onwards. Source: Internet
Zelaya ended the longstanding dispute with the United Kingdom over the Atlantic coast in 1894, and "reincorporated" the Mosquito Coast into Nicaragua. Source: Internet
He has received three additional "Best Actor" Golden Globe nominations for The Mosquito Coast, The Fugitive and Sabrina. Source: Internet
It was briefly assigned to Honduras in 1859, along with the Bay Islands north of the country, then ceded to Nicaragua in 1860; the area was disputed until a treaty of 1965 divided the Mosquito Coast for each country. Source: Internet