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
Panama
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.

References

↑ Jisel Perilla (2008), Frommer's Panama, Frommers, p. 282, ISBN 0-470-37183-8

Bocas del Toro Archipelago

Islands	Bastimentos Island Carenero Island Cayo Agua Island Cayos Zapatilla Colón Island Cristóbal Island Popa Island Solarte Island

Protected areas	Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park

Settlements	Bahia Honda Bastimentos Boca del Drago Bocas del Toro Bocatorito Carenero Cayo Agua Colonia Santeña Isla Tigre Loma Partida Old Point Popa 1 Popa 2 Punta Laurel Salt Creek San Cristóbal Solarte Valle Escondido

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