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Island in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama
Cayo Agua Island
Native name: Isla Cayo Agua
Bocas del Toro Archipelago
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Geography
Coordinates9°8′N 82°2′W / 9.133°N 82.033°W / 9.133; -82.033
ArchipelagoBocas del Toro Archipelago
Area16 km (6.2 sq mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
Panama
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 km.

Environment

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.

See also

References

  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.
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