Cocos Island (Isla del Coco) is an island located off the get of Costa Rica. It constitutes the 11th district (one of 13) of Puntarenas Canton of the province of Puntarenas. It is one of the National Parks of Costa Rica. It is located in the Pacific Ocean, roughly 550 km (340 mi) from the Pacific get of Costa Rica. With an area of roughly 23.85 km² (9.2 mi²), about 8×3 km (5×1.9 mi) and a perimeter of around 23.3 km this island is more or less rectangular in shape.
Surrounded by unfathomable waters with counter-currents, Cocos Island is admired by scuba divers for its populations of Hammerhead sharks, rays, dolphins and other large marine species. The extremely wet climate and oceanic case give Cocos an biology case that is not shared with either the Galapagos Archipelago or any of the other islands (e.g., Malpelo or Coiba) in this region of the world. Costa Rica travel guides.
GPS travel destinations: 5° 31′ 8″ N, 87° 4′ 18″ W
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