Viking Rock

Viking Rock is an islet in , . Viking Rock is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
  • 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.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cocos Island is a nationally protected jungle-covered island and national park off the coast of . 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

Latitude
5.54995° or 5° 32′ 60″ north
Longitude
-87.06412° or 87° 3′ 51″ west
Open location code
66QJGWXP+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 389865390
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3624356
Wiki­data ID
Q23745384
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Satellite Map

Discover Viking Rock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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