Cristóbal Island

Not to be confused with San Cristóbal Island.

Cristóbal Island

Native name: Isla San Cristóbal
Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Geography
Coordinates	9°21′N 82°14′W
Archipelago	Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Area	37 km^2 (14 sq mi)
Highest elevation	118 m (387 ft)
Highest point	Cerro Botabite II
Administration
Panama
Province	Bocas del Toro
District	Bocas del Toro

Cristóbal Island (in Spanish: Isla San Cristóbal, or Saint Christopher's Island) is a mostly deforested 37 km² island located south of Isla Colón,^[1] in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama. It is home to the indigenous Ngäbe or Guaymí people and a small number of expatriates. Laguna Bocatorito, also known as Dolphin Bay, lies on the east side of the island.

Environment

The 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

• List of islands of Panama

References

1. Jisel Perilla (2008), Frommer's Panama, Frommers, p. 282, ISBN 0-470-37183-8
2. "Bocas del Toro Archipelago". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-21.