Galeta Island
Galeta Island is an island located on the Atlantic side of the Republic of Panama, just east of the city of Colón, Panama. Galeta Island was the site of a U.S. military communications facility from the 1930s through 2002, when it was turned over to the government of Panama.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cativá and Colon.
Cativá
Town
Cativá is a corregimiento in Colón District, Colón Province, Panama, with a population of 34,558 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 19,101; its population as of 2000 was 26,621.
Colon
Photo: Luis8ortega, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colón is a city in Central Panama. It's the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal. The town is in poor condition and notorious for its high crime rate, but it is worth driving around to look at the culture, people and architecture.
Fort Sherman
Hamlet
Fort Sherman is a former United States Army base in Panama, located on Toro Point at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal, on the western bank of the Canal directly opposite Colón. Fort Sherman is situated 10 km southwest of Galeta Island.
Galeta Island
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: island
- Categories: island and recreation area
- Location: Colon, Panama, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
9.40193° or 9° 24′ 7″ northLongitude
-79.87149° or 79° 52′ 17″ westElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
67X2C42H+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 6281429482OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Galeta Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Isla Galeta”
- Chinese: “加萊塔島”
- German: “Galeta Island”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Isla Galeta”
- Norwegian: “Isla Galeta”
- Spanish: “Isla Galeta”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coco Solo and Altos de los Lagos.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Galeta Dock 1 and Mangrove.
Panama: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Panama City, Colon, Coiba National Marine Park, and Darién National Park.
Curious Places to Discover
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Galeta Island”. Photo: Xeas23, CC BY-SA 3.0.