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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