Cristóbal Island

Cristóbal Island
Cristóbal Island
Native name: Isla San Cristóbal

Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Geography
Coordinates 9°21′N 82°14′W / 9.35°N 82.233°W / 9.35; -82.233Coordinates: 9°21′N 82°14′W / 9.35°N 82.233°W / 9.35; -82.233
Archipelago Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Area 37 km2 (14.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Country
Province Bocas del Toro
District Bocas del Toro

Cristóbal Island (in Spanish: Isla San Cristóbal) is a mostly deforested 37 km2 island located south of Isla Colón,[1] in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama. Laguna Bocatorito, also known as Dolphin Bay, lies on the east side of the island.

See also

References

  1. ^ Jisel Perilla (2008), Frommer's Panama, Frommers, p. 282, ISBN 0470371838
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Islands
 · Bastimentos Island  · Carenero Island  · Cayo Agua Island  · Cayos Zapatilla  · Colón Island  · Cristóbal Island  · Popa Island  · Solarte Island
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Protected Areas
 · Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park
Settlements
 · Bahia Honda  · Bastimentos  · Boca del Drago  · Bocas del Toro  · Bocatorito  · Carenero  · Cayo Agua  · Colonia Santena  · Isla Tigre  · Loma Partida  · Old Point  · Popa 1  · Popa 2  · Punta Laurel  · Salt Creek  · San Cristóbal, Panama  · Solarte  · Valle Escondido



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