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  2. Geography of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    574,725 km 2 (221,903 sq mi) Costa Rica is located on the Central American Isthmus, surrounding the point 10° north of the equator and 84° west of the prime meridian. It has 212 km of Caribbean Sea coastline and 1,016 on the North Pacific Ocean . The area is 51,100 km 2 of which 40 km 2 is water. It is slightly smaller than Bosnia and ...

  3. Geology of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The geology of Costa Rica is part of the Panama Microplate, which is slowly moving north relative to the stable Caribbean Plate. [1] [2] In the late Cretaceous, an oceanic trench or backarc system formed in connection with a subduction zone, situated where the Isthmus of Panama is now located. Into the early Paleogene, deep sea, open ocean ...

  4. Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Costa Rica ( UK: / ˌkɒstəˈriːkə /, US: / ˌkoʊstə -/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, [11] is a country in the Central American region of North America. Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the ...

  5. Tortuguero National Park - Wikipedia

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    The park is located on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and covers an area of 77,032 acres (31,174 ha). It is bounded with an elevation range of 0–230 metres (0–755 ft), indicative of a sea coastal region to low hilly topography. [6] The Tortuguero National Park has over 20 miles of coastline, which provides sea turtles a protected place ...

  6. Outline of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The location of Costa Rica An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Costa Rica. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Costa Rica: . Costa Rica – sovereign country located in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.

  7. Osa Peninsula - Wikipedia

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    Osa Peninsula. Coordinates: 8.55°N 83.5°W. Osa Peninsula seen from space. The Osa Peninsula ( Spanish: Península de Osa) is a peninsula located in southwestern Costa Rica, in the Puntarenas Province, with the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Golfo Dulce to the east. The peninsula was formed geologically by a faulting system that extends ...

  8. Poás Volcano - Wikipedia

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    The Poás Volcano ( Spanish: Volcán Poás ), is an active 2,697-metre (8,848 ft) stratovolcano in central Costa Rica and is located within Poas Volcano National Park. It has erupted 40 times since 1828, including April 2017 when visitors and residents were evacuated. [2] The volcano and surrounding park were closed for nearly 17 months, with a ...

  9. Cocos Island - Wikipedia

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    Postal code. 60110. Cocos Island ( Spanish: Isla del Coco) is an island in the Pacific Ocean administered by Costa Rica, approximately 550 km (342 mi; 297 nmi) southwest of the Costa Rican mainland. [2] It constitutes the 11th [3] of the 15 districts of Puntarenas Canton of the Province of Puntarenas. [4] [5] With an area of approximately 23.85 ...

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