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    Bocas del Toro Archipelago

    The Bocas del Toro Archipelago is a group of tropical islands in the Caribbean Sea in the north-west of Panama, within the province of Bocas del Toro, with a biodiverse ecosystem of coral reefs, mangrove and seagrass meadows.

    Luftbild von Bastimentos.
    Luftbild von Bastimentos.

    Dronepicr / CC BY 3.0

    Chart

    375 landforms

    Overview

    The Bocas del Toro Archipelago is a group of tropical islands in the Caribbean Sea in the north-west of Panama, within the province of Bocas del Toro, with a biodiverse ecosystem of coral reefs, mangrove and seagrass meadows.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands5
    • Minor islands28
    • Islets296
    • Rocks & skerries46

    Major islands

    5
    • Colón Island

      Colón Island

      Area
      60.2 km²
      High point
      76 m

      Colón Island (Spanish: Isla Colón) is the northernmost and main island in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago located in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama.

    • Bastimentos Island

      Bastimentos Island

      Area
      49.6 km²
      High point
      73 m

      Bastimentos Island (in Spanish: Isla Bastimentos) is an island with eponymous town, and corregimiento located in the Bocas del Toro District and archipelago of Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. The island is about 62 square kilometres (24 sq mi), one of the largest in Panama.

    • Popa Island

      Area
      52 km²
      High point
      115 m

      Popa Island (in Spanish: Isla Popa) is the second largest island in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama, with 53 square kilometres (20 square miles).

    • Cristóbal Island

      Area
      35.9 km²
      High point
      118 m

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

    • Cayo Agua Island

      Area
      14.2 km²
      High point
      52 m

      Cayo Agua (Water Cay) is the eastern and southernmost island in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama, separating Chiriquí Lagoon in the south from the Caribbean Sea in the north. It has a surface area of 16 km2.

    Minor islands

    28

    • Solarte Island

      Area
      6.7 km²
      High point
      47 m

    • Isla Pastores

      Area
      2 km²
      High point
      84 m

    • Carenero Island

      Area
      0.76 km²
      High point
      28 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.73 km²
      High point
      6 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.6 km²
      High point
      39 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.54 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.52 km²
      High point
      27 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.35 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Jinja Island

      Area
      0.34 km²
      High point
      5 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.31 km²
      High point
      1 m

    • Cayo Fresco

      Area
      0.26 km²
      High point
      5 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.21 km²
      High point
      1 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.2 km²
      High point
      5 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      1 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      1 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Cayos Zapatilla

      Area
      —
      High point
      0 m

      size unknown

    Rocks & skerries

    46

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 33 of 375; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m118 mCristóbal115 mPopa84 mIsla Pastores76 mColón73 mBastimentos52 mCayo Agua47 mSolarte28 mCarenero5 mJinja5 mCayo Fresco
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.1110100Colón: 60.2 km²ColónPopa: 52 km²PopaBastimentos: 49.6 km²BastimentosCristóbal: 35.9 km²CristóbalCayo Agua: 14.2 km²Cayo AguaSolarte: 6.7 km²SolarteIsla Pastores: 2 km²Isla PastoresCarenero: 0.76 km²CareneroUnnamed island: 0.73 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.54 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.52 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.35 km²Unnamed islandJinja: 0.34 km²JinjaUnnamed island: 0.31 km²Unnamed islandCayo Fresco: 0.26 km²Cayo FrescoUnnamed island: 0.21 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.15 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Colón Island60.2 km²
    Popa Island52 km²
    Bastimentos Island49.6 km²
    Cristóbal Island35.9 km²
    Cayo Agua Island14.2 km²
    Solarte Island6.7 km²
    Isla Pastores2 km²
    Carenero Island0.76 km²
    Unnamed island0.73 km²
    Unnamed island0.6 km²
    Unnamed island0.54 km²
    Unnamed island0.52 km²
    Unnamed island0.4 km²
    Unnamed island0.4 km²
    Unnamed island0.35 km²
    Jinja Island0.34 km²
    Unnamed island0.31 km²
    Cayo Fresco0.26 km²
    Unnamed island0.21 km²
    Unnamed island0.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs