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  2. Geography of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Political and human geography. Costa Rica shares a 313-kilometre (194-mile) border with Nicaragua to the north, and a 348-km border with Panama to the south. Costa Rica claims an exclusive economic zone of 574,725 km 2 (221,903 sq mi) with 200 nautical miles (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi).

  3. Irazú (satellite) - Wikipedia

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    Irazú (satellite) Irazú was the first Costa Rican satellite to be launched into space. [2] [3] The nanosatellite was launched into space on 2 April 2018, on board a Falcon 9 rocket headed for the International Space Station. It was expected to orbit the Earth for six months with the function of monitoring carbon, humidity, and temperature ...

  4. Hurricanes in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Hurricane Cesar was the deadliest hurricane to hit Costa Rica. December 5–12, 1887 – Tropical Storm Nineteen made landfall in Costa Rica. [4] October 8–10, 1906 – A hurricane formed near Costa Rica, causing damage to fruit plantations. Total damage was recorded at $1 million (1906 USD), though no deaths were reported. [5]

  5. Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Costa Rica (UK: / ˌkɒstə ˈriːkə /, US: / ˌkoʊstə -/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, [10] 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 ...

  6. Costa Rican Central Valley - Wikipedia

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    Costa Rican Central Valley. The Central Valley (Spanish: Valle Central) is a plateau and a geographic region of central Costa Rica. The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being surrounded by several mountains and volcanoes, the latter part of the Central Range. The region houses almost three quarters of Costa Ricans, and includes ...

  7. Papagayo Jet - Wikipedia

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    Chlorophyll growth extending off the coast of Lake Nicaragua due to nutrient upwelling by January 2001 Papagayo Jet. The Papagayo jet is an important meteorological phenomenon when considering ocean biodiversity in the eastern tropical Pacific. [9] The jet plays a key role in lowering sea surface temperatures, through the influence on the Costa ...

  8. San Vito, Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Time zone. UTC−06:00. Postal code. 60801. San Vito (Spanish pronunciation: [sam ˈbito]), originally named San Vito de Java, is a district and head city of the Coto Brus canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [1][2] It is located about 271 kilometres (168 mi) southeast of the capital San José, and close to the Panama border.

  9. Irazú Volcano - Wikipedia

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    The Irazú volcano is a complex volcanic shield. It is the highest active volcano in Costa Rica, and has an area of 500 km 2 (190 sq mi). It has an irregular subconic shape, and temperatures at its summit vary between 3 and 17 °C (37 and 63 °F), with a record low of −3 °C(26.6 °F) [5] and a record high of 23.2 °C(73.4 °F). [6]

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