Cocos Island
Cocos Island (Spanish: Isla del Coco) is an island located off the shore of Costa Rica. It should not be confused with the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. It is one of the National Parks of Costa Rica. Tourists are allowed ashore only with permission of island rangers, and are not permitted to camp or sleep on the island. It is located in the Pacific Ocean, 550 km (330 mi.) from the Pacific shore of Costa Rica. Cocos Island is located at 0531'08''N, 08704'18''W. Its area is about 23 km (15 mi), about 8x3 km (5x1.8 mi), more or less in a rectangular shape. Cerro Iglesias, the summit, is 671 m high and rises in the southwestern part of the island. Its perimeter is about 21 km (12 mi). Cocos Island and its surrounding rocks are the only emergent islands of the Cocos Plate, one of the minor tectonic plates. Surrounded by deep waters with counter-currents, it is admired by scuba divers for its populations of Hammerhead sharks, rays and dolphins. Cocos Island is located on almost the exact opposite side of the globe as the Cocos (Keeling) Islands south of Sumatra.Top photos chosen by u all:
Coco's Island
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Gene scores with the basket...Ethan went and bought her the hat (notice the rose on the hat).
Coco's Island
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the cooler was emptied by noon I think...we had to resort to buying beer at the store here
Coco's Island
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I think Adrienne and Nicole are getting a good laugh from Gene's battle wounds.
Coco's Island
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This one was a bit larger than the one found at Tanguisson Beach.
Parasailing
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Signing away all our legal rights
Nearest places of interest:
| Yap Koror Truk (Chuuk) lagoon Tonoas Island | Spanish Fort Umatac Iwo To / former Iwo Jima 母島/ Hahajima island |
