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 km2.[1]
Native name: Isla Cayo Agua | |
|---|---|
 Bocas del Toro Archipelago | |
  Cayo Agua Island | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 9°8′N 82°2′W / 9.133°N 82.033°W |
| Archipelago | Bocas del Toro Archipelago |
| Area | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Bocas del Toro |
| District | Bocas del Toro |
Environment
editThe 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.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ St. Louis, Regis & Scott Doggett (2004), Lonely Planet Panama, Lonely Planet Publications, p. 227, ISBN 1-74104-133-3
- ^ "Bocas del Toro Archipelago". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-21.