Natural History

Geography of Costa Rica

Costa Rica is located on the Central American Isthmus, surrounding the point 10° north of the equator and 84° west of the prime meridian. It has 212 km of Caribbean Sea coastline and 1,016 on the North Pacific Ocean. The area of Costa Rica, including its islands, covers 51,179.92 km2 (19,760.68 sq mi) of which 40 km2 (15 sq mi) is water. It is slightly smaller than Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Also on this shelf

See also

• ▸Cape fox
• ▸Frostwork (geology)
• ▸Diplodocus

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