Cayos Zapatilla

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Cayos Zapatilla
Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Geography
Coordinates 9°15′N82°2′W / 9.250°N 82.033°W / 9.250; -82.033
Archipelago Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Total islands2
Major islandsCayo Zapatilla Mayor
Area14 & 34 ha.
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
Province Bocas del Toro
District Bocas del Toro

Cayos Zapatilla (Zapatilla Cayes) is a group of two uninhabited islands located east of Isla Bastimentos in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago of Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. North Cayo Zapatilla is 14 hectares long while south Cayo Zapatilla is comparatively bigger with 34 hectares. [1] Both islands lie within the boundaries of the Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park.

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References

  1. "Cayos Zapatilla". Fundación Almanaque Azul. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.