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Cayo Agua Island

Coordinates: 9°8′N 82°2′W / 9.133°N 82.033°W / 9.133; -82.033
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Cayo Agua Island
Native name:
Isla Cayo Agua
Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Cayo Agua Island is located in Central America
Cayo Agua Island
Cayo Agua Island
Geography
Coordinates9°8′N 82°2′W / 9.133°N 82.033°W / 9.133; -82.033
ArchipelagoBocas del Toro Archipelago
Area16 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
ProvinceBocas del Toro
DistrictBocas del Toro

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.[1]

Environment

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The 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

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References

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  1. ^ St. Louis, Regis & Scott Doggett (2004), Lonely Planet Panama, Lonely Planet Publications, p. 227, ISBN 1-74104-133-3
  2. ^ "Bocas del Toro Archipelago". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-21.