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Popa Island

Coordinates: 9°9′N 82°7′W / 9.150°N 82.117°W / 9.150; -82.117
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Popa Island
Native name:
Isla Popa
Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Geography
Coordinates9°9′N 82°7′W / 9.150°N 82.117°W / 9.150; -82.117
ArchipelagoBocas del Toro Archipelago
Area53 km2 (20 sq mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
ProvinceBocas del Toro
DistrictBocas del Toro

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]

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.