Viking Rock
Viking Rock is an islet in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Viking Rock is situated nearby to the village Base Wafer, as well as near the hamlet Base Chatham.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Costa Rica
- Also known as: “Cascara Island”, “Inglesias Islet”, “Isla Cascara”, “Isla Cáscara”, “Isla Iglesias”, and “Isla Yglesias”
- Historically known as: “Wafer Rock”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cocos Island National Park.
Cocos Island National Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cocos Island is a nationally protected jungle-covered island and national park off the coast of Costa Rica. The park also includes surrounding ocean surface of about 60,000 square miles that were added to the park to protect several species of shark.
Viking Rock
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.54995° or 5° 32′ 60″ northLongitude
-87.06412° or 87° 3′ 51″ westOpen location code
66QJGWXP+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 389865390OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Viking Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Isla Cáscara”
- Swedish: “Isla Cáscara”
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Localities in the Area
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