Archipelago of San Bernardo

Archipelago of San Bernardo
Native name:
Islas de San Bernardo
Location map of the Archipelago of San Bernardo
Archipelago of San Bernardo is located in Islas de San Bernardo
Archipelago of San Bernardo
Archipelago of San Bernardo
Archipelago of San Bernardo is located in Caribbean
Archipelago of San Bernardo
Archipelago of San Bernardo
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
Coordinates9°45′28″N 75°46′24″W / 9.7578°N 75.7734°W / 9.7578; -75.7734
Adjacent toGulf of Morrosquillo
Total islands10
Major islandsTintipán Island, Múcura Island, Palma Island
Area213 km2 (82 sq mi)
Administration
DepartmentBolívar
Sucre (Boquerón Island)

The Archipelago of San Bernardo (Spanish: Archipiélago de San Bernardo, Islas de San Bernardo[1]) is a set of nine[2] coastal coral islands and one artificial island (ten in total)[3] belonging to and governed by Colombia, located in the Gulf of Morrosquillo in the Caribbean Sea, with an approximate area of 213 km2.[4] Administratively, the archipelago belongs to the Bolívar Department,[1] with the exception of Boquerón Island, which belongs to the Sucre Department.[5] It consists of Boquerón Island, Cabruna Island, Ceycén Island, Mangle Island, Múcura Island, Palma Island, Panda Island, Santa Cruz del Islote (English: Santa Cruz Islet, an artificial island), Tintipán Island and Maravilla Island. All the 10 islands are close to the towns of Tolú and Coveñas.[6]

Since 1996, part of the archipelago belongs to the Rosario and San Bernardo Corals National Natural Park.

Lodging facilities are present on some of the islands, primarily Múcura Island and Palma Island.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Geografía". Bolívar sí avanza (in Spanish). Government of Bolívar Department. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference FLA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Colombia. Lonely Planet. 2009. p. 186. ISBN 1742203264.
  4. ^ Informe del Estado de los Ambientes Marinos y Costeros en Colombia Año 2000. (in Spanish)
  5. ^ "Plan de desarrollo 2008-2011 de San Onofre, Sucre" (PDF) (in Spanish). Mayoralty of San Onofre, Sucre. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference BOMACR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).