Colón Island
Colón Island is the northernmost and main island in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago located in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. The capital city of the province, Bocas del Toro, is located on the island and is one of Panama's main tourist attractions with over 150,000 visitors per year and an 8% annual rate of growth in tourism.
- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Colon Island”, “Colón-Inseln”, “Columbus Island”, “Isla Bocas”, “Isla Colon”, and “Isla del Drago”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bocas del Toro.
Colón Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Bocas del Toro Province, Panama, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
9.39635° or 9° 23′ 47″ north
Longitude
-82.27371° or 82° 16′ 25″ west
Population
6,630
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Open location code
66XV9PWG+GG
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Colón Island” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Востраў Калон”
- Belarusian: “Калон”
- Breton: “Enez Colón”
- Catalan: “Illa Colón”
- Cebuano: “Isla Colón”
- Chinese: “科隆島”
- Danish: “Isla Colón”
- Dutch: “Colón”
- French: “île Colón”
- French: “Île Colón”
- German: “Colón-Insel”
- Japanese: “コロン島”
- Korean: “콜론섬”
- Lithuanian: “Kolono sala”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Isla Colón”
- Norwegian: “Isla Colón”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Colón”
- Russian: “Колон”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Colón (otok)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Colón”
- Spanish: “Isla Colón”
- Ukrainian: “Колон”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: La Gruta and La Carretera.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Playa Flat Rock Beach and Big Bight.
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Worth a closer look: Panama City and Colon.
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