Cristóbal Island

Cristóbal Island
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Isla San Cristóbal

Bocas del Toro Archipelago

Geography
Coordinates 9°21′N 82°14′W / 9.350°N 82.233°W / 9.350; -82.233Coordinates: 9°21′N 82°14′W / 9.350°N 82.233°W / 9.350; -82.233
Archipelago Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Area 37 km2 (14 sq mi)
Highest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Administration
Province Bocas del Toro
District Bocas del Toro

Cristóbal Island (in Spanish: Isla San Cristóbal, or Christopher's Island the Spanish rendition of Christopher Columbus' name) is a mostly deforested 37 km2 island located south of Isla Colón,[1] in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama. It is home to the indigenous Ngäbe or Guaymí people and a small number of expatriates.

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 0-470-37183-8


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