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).[1]
Native name: Isla Popa | |
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Geography | |
Coordinates | 9°9′N 82°7′W / 9.150°N 82.117°W |
Archipelago | Bocas del Toro Archipelago |
Area | 53 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Administration | |
Province | Bocas del Toro |
District | Bocas del Toro |
Environment
editThe island is part of the Bocas del Toro Important Bird Area (IBA), designated as such by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of white-crowned pigeons and three-wattled bellbirds.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ St. Louis, Regis & Scott Doggett (2004), Lonely Planet Panama, Lonely Planet Publications, p. 227, ISBN 1-74104-133-3
- ^ "Bocas del Toro Archipelago". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-21.