Bosawás Biosphere Reserve

The Bosawás Biosphere Reserve is a tropical rainforest in designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1997. At approximately 20,000 km2 in size, the reserve comprises about 15% of the nation's total land area.
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  • Type: Wildlife reserve
  • Description: nature reserve in Nicaragua
  • Also known as: Bosawas Biosphere Reserve” and “Reserva de la Biosfera Bosawás

Bosawás Biosphere Reserve

Latitude
13.44305° or 13° 26′ 35″ north
Longitude
-85.14404° or 85° 8′ 39″ west
Elevation
252 metres (827 feet)
Open location code
765PCVV4+69
Geo­Names ID
6942325
Wiki­data ID
Q3018368
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Swedish—“Bosawás Biosphere Reserve” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: বোসাস জীবমণ্ডল সংরক্ষিত এলাকা
  • Catalan: Reserva de la biosfera Bosawás
  • Cebuano: Bosawas Biosphere Reserve
  • Dutch: Bosawás Biosphere Reserve
  • Esperanto: Rezervejo Bosawas
  • Finnish: Bosawasin biosfäärialue
  • French: Réserve de biosphère de Bosawás
  • German: Bosawás Biosphere Reserve
  • German: Reserva de la Biosfera Bosawás
  • Hebrew: השמורה הביוספרית בוסאוואס
  • Lithuanian: Bosavaso biosferos rezervatas
  • Lithuanian: Bosavaso gamtos draustinis
  • Occitan (post 1500): Resèrva de Bosawás
  • Persian: ذخیره‌گاه زیست‌کره بوواش
  • Russian: Босавас (биосферный заповедник)
  • Russian: Босавас
  • Serbian: Босавас
  • Slovenian: Biosferni rezervat Bosawás
  • Spanish: Reserva Bosawás
  • Spanish: Reserva de Bosawás
  • Spanish: Reserva de la biosfera Bosawás
  • Spanish: Reserva de la Biosfera Bosawás
  • Swedish: Biosfärområdet Bosawás
  • Bosawas Biosphere Reserve
  • Reserva de la Biosfera Bosawás

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