Cocos Island Costa Rica Lodging

Cocos Island is an island in the Pacific Ocean administered by Costa Rica, approximately 550 km southwest of the Costa Rican mainland. It constitutes the 11th of the 15 districts of Puntarenas Canton of the Province of Puntarenas. With an area of approximately 23.85 km², the island is roughly rectangular in shape. It is the southernmost point of …
Cocos Island is an island in the Pacific Ocean administered by Costa Rica, approximately 550 km southwest of the Costa Rican mainland. It constitutes the 11th of the 15 districts of Puntarenas Canton of the Province of Puntarenas. With an area of approximately 23.85 km², the island is roughly rectangular in shape. It is the southernmost point of geopolitical North America if non-continental islands are included, and the only landmass above water on the Cocos tectonic plate.
  • Location: Approximately 550 km (340 mi) off the shore of Costa Rica
  • Established: 1978
  • Criteria: Natural: ix, x
  • Reference: 820
  • Inscription: 1997 (21st Session)
  • Extensions: 2002

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