The Archipelago of San Bernardo () is a set of nine
coastal
coral islands and one artificial island (ten in total)
belonging to and governed by Colombia, located in the
Gulf of Morrosquillo in the
Caribbean Sea
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, with an approximate area of 213 km
2. Administratively, the archipelago belongs to the
Bolívar Department,
with the exception of
Boquerón Island, which belongs to the
Sucre Department.
It consists of Boquerón Island,
Cabruna Island,
Ceycén Island,
Mangle Island,
Múcura Island,
Palma Island,
Panda Island,
Santa Cruz del Islote (
English: Santa Cruz Islet, an
artificial island
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),
Tintipán Island and
Maravilla Island. All the 10 islands are close to the towns of
Tolú and
Coveñas.
Since 1996, part of the
archipelago
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belongs to the
Rosario and San Bernardo Corals National Natural Park.
Lodging facilities are present on some of the islands, primarily Múcura Island and Palma Island.
Flora and fauna
Waters around the islands have fish and turtles, and the islands have significant
tropical flora
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.
Geography
See also
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Caribbean region of Colombia
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Insular region of Colombia
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List of islands of South America
References
Further reading
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Archipelagoes of the Caribbean Sea
Geography of Bolívar Department
Caribbean islands of Colombia
Underwater diving sites in the Caribbean
Underwater diving sites in Colombia
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