Gulf of Nicoya
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The Gulf of Nicoya is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean
. It separates the Nicoya Peninsula
from the mainland of Costa Rica
, and encompasses a marine and coastal landscape of wetlands, rocky islands and cliffs.
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. It separates the Nicoya Peninsula
Nicoya Peninsula
The Nicoya Peninsula is a peninsula on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and lies in the Guanacaste Province in the north, and the Puntarenas Province in the south. It is located at . It varies from 19 to wide and is approximately long, and forms the largest peninsula in the country. It is known...
from the mainland of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, and encompasses a marine and coastal landscape of wetlands, rocky islands and cliffs.
Islands
- Chira IslandChira IslandChira Island is a 3.000 hectare Costa Rican Pacific island located at the upper end of the Gulf of Nicoya, an extensive inlet of sea water that is the result of a geological fault that has caused the land to submerge, leaving exposed only the tops of what were formerly low hills...
- Venado Island
- Isla Caballo
- Isla Bejuco
- Isla San Lucas
- Isla Gitana
- Tortuga Island, Costa Rica