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Coiba (Spanish pronunciation:) is the largest island in Central America, with an area of 503 km 2 (194 sq mi), off the Pacific coast of the Panamanian province of Veraguas. It is part of the Montijo District of that province.
The Gulf of Chiriquí is a part of Panama that encompasses Coiba National Park and Golfo de Chiriquí National Park. There are dozens of islands in this Gulf. Along with the islands of Coiba National Park there are also Islas Secas, Isla Los Ladrones, Isla Parida, Isla Boca Brava, Isla Palenque, and Isla Montuosa.
The Coiba plate is a small tectonic plate (microplate) located off the coasts south of Panama and northwestern Colombia. It is named after Coiba , the largest island of Central America, just north of the plate offshore southern Panama.
Coiba Airport is an airport serving Isla Coiba, a Pacific island in the Veraguas Province of Panama. The island and the surrounding waters are part of the Coiba National Park , a World Heritage Site .
Beach at Golfo de Chiriquí National Park. The Gulf of Chiriquí National Marine Park is located in the Gulf of Chiriquí, on the Pacific coast of Panama.It was established in 1994 to protect 150 square kilometres (58 sq mi) of marine ecosystems, including coral reef, mangrove swamp and marine meadow, and around two dozen islands of the archipelago of Isla Parida.
The most recent site listed was the Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection, in 2005. [3] Two sites are listed for their cultural significance and three for natural significance. The Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park is shared with Costa Rica. Panama has served as a member of the World Heritage ...
The North Andes plate or North Andes block is a small tectonic plate located in the northern Andes. It is squeezed between the faster moving South American plate and the Nazca plate to the southwest. Due to the subduction of the Coiba and Malpelo plates, this area is very prone to volcanic and seismic activity, with many historical earthquakes.
The Romeral fault system is situated at the intersection of five tectonic plates; the Caribbean plate in the north, the Panama, Coiba and Malpelo plates, formerly considered part of the Nazca plate to the west and the North Andes plate where the fault system is located.