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Costa Rica's Coco Island, Tropical Pacific Costa Rica, Tropical ecosystem Cocos Island was known to mariners and cartographers at least as early as the beginning of the sixteenth century. Cocos' steep cliffs are remnants of íts volcanic origin, and the entire island is composed chiefly of lava flows of labocorite and andesite. Cocos Island Finch, (Pinaroloxias inornata) and the Cocos Island Cuckoo (Cocyzus ferrugineus). www.isladelcoco.com /theisland.html   (1264 words)

gallery Cocos Island was known to mariners and cartographers at least as early as the beginning of the sixteenth century. Cocos' steep cliffs are remnants of íts volcanic origin, and the entire island is composed chiefly of lava flows of labocorite and andesite. Cocos Island Finch, (Pinaroloxias inornata) and the Cocos Island Cuckoo (Cocyzus ferrugineus). www.istmo.com /cocos/parkserv.html   (1254 words)

Friends of Cocos Island Foundation - Excepcionality Cocos Island emerged as an oceanic island after a volcanic event in the underwater mountains that developed over the Cocos Tectonic Plate in the eastern tropical Pacific ocean. Another distinctive characteristic of oceanic islands, such as Cocos Island, is that the ecological and evolutionary processes take place in simple ecosystems (with few organisms), which makes their study easier and more accessible to researchers. Cocos Island is located in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean in a strategic geographical position that is unique and exceptional in relation to the climactic and oceanographic phenomena that conditions the regional environment and that of the island. www.cocosisland.org /english/island/excepcionality/index.htm   (817 words)

Cocos Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cocos Island and its surrounding rocks are the only emergent islands of the Cocos Plate, one of the minor tectonic plates. Cocos Island is located on almost the exact opposite side of the globe as the Cocos (Keeling) Islands south of Sumatra. Lievre, Una isla desierta en el Pacífico; la isla del Coco in Los viajes de Cockburn y Lievre por Costa Rica (1962: 134) tells that the first document with the name "Isle de Coques" is a map painted on pergamen, called that of Enrique II that appeared in 1542 during the reign of Francisco I. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cocos_Island   (746 words)

E-Adventure - Land - Treasure Hunting - The Real Treasure Island For many years before this expedition in 1879 and as early as 1841 this island has been the source of great expense to treasure hunters world wide and still to this decade treasure hunters are trying their luck on Cocos Island. Of all the stories Cocos was the one that actually motivated men of all walks of life to set sail and put aside their day-to-day routines. Cocos Island is west of Costa Rica roughly 500 miles. www.e-adventure.net /land/treasure/treasureisland.html   (1560 words)

Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Cocos Island moist forests (NT0116) Cocos Island is the only island in the eastern Pacific with very moist tropical flora and fauna, and the only Pacific oceanic island off Central America. Cocos Island in the central eastern Pacific Ocean (5º32’N-86º59’W) lies 523 km southwest of Cabo Blanco, in Costa Rica; the country to which it has belonged since 1869, and 665 km northeast of the Galapagos Islands, in Ecuador. Cocos Island is considered one of the 27 areas of avian endemism in Central America and the Caribbean because it has three species with limited range that are confined to this ecoregion alone (Wege et al. www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0116_full.html   (1585 words)

Cocos Island Cocos Island is situated 500 km off the coast of Costa Rica. Cocos is home to over 80 species of birds and many other endemic animals and plants. Tthe biodiversity of Cocos Island is threatened by a suite of introduced mammals including pigs, white-tailed deer, cats and two species of rat. www.issg.org /CII/cocos_island.htm   (224 words)

costa rica national parks cocos island costa rica scuba diving Costa Rica's Cocos Island Marine Park, located approximately 500 km (300 miles) off the west coast of Costa Rica, is covered by an evergreen forest, of the type typically found in South America, with clouds covering the tallest peaks. On Cocos Island, 235 species of plants have been identified of which 70 are endemic. Cocos Island, one of the world's larger uninhabited islands, is unavailable for overnight occupancy. www.worldheadquarters.com /cr/protected_areas/parks/cocos_island   (365 words)

Cocos Island - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30) Cocos Island, Costa Rican possession in the Pacific Ocean. Cocos Island is 78 sq km (30 sq mi) in area. Cocos Islands, also called the Keeling Islands,a group of 27 small coral islands in the eastern Indian Ocean, a dependency of Australia. encarta.msn.com /Cocos_Island.html   (165 words)

Puntarenas.com - General Information about Puntarenas, Costa Rica Due to its palm trees and plentiful of drinking water, Cocos Island, became very well known during the 17th and 18th centuries, it served as a hide-way for the pirates and corsairs who flourished along the Pacific coast of the Spanish America.. Cocos is considered to have been the hidding place for more pirate treasures than anywhere else in the world. Cocos Island is located at the center of the volcanic Cocos Ridge, which runs from the Galapagos Islands to the Middle American Trench southeat of Costa Rica. www.puntarenas.com /puntarenas/cocosisland.html   (416 words)

Aggressor: Cocos Island, Costa Rica, scuba diving, Hammerhead Sharks Weather permitting, Okeanos guests are shuttled ashore to hike through the jungles of Cocos and swim in her many waterfalls. The Galapagos Islands, situated 600 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, comprise 19 main islands and several small islands. The Big Island\'s lava-encrusted western coast is home to spinner dolphin, friendly turtles and a variety of whale species. www.aggressor.com /subpage10.php   (358 words)

Costa Rica - Cocos Island, Pirates, Diving and Natural Treasures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30) Cocos has two large bays with safe anchorages and sandy beaches: Chatham is located on the northeast side and Wafer Bay is on the northwest. Cocos island is of great interest to scientists due to its biogeographic uniqueness and its high number of endemic species, those occurring nowhere else in the world. Rare for a small island, this is made possible by dramatic topography, abundant rainfall and surplus water stored in the porous reservoirs of the island itself. www.infocostarica.com /places/Cocos_island.html   (979 words)

Costa Rica and Cocos Island Setting sail from Puntarenas, Cocos Island is a dot of land 300 miles west in the Pacific Ocean. Cocos Island receives 26 feet of rain per year, so don't be surprised if you experience an occasional rain shower, or serious downpour, at any season. Cocos is a great place for competent divers looking for big-time thrills, but not a good spot for beginners. www.islandream.com /coco_rpt.htm   (2094 words)

Cocos Island, Isla Del Coco, Costa Rica, Underwater Photography, Scuba Diving, Stock Images, Screensavers, Screen ... Cocos Island is a protected national park belonging to the nation of Costa Rica in Central America and is considered one of the 10 best dive sites in the world. Cocos Island is a long way away…both in distance and in time. The island was renamed "Cocos Island" in the 17th century because of the abundance of coconut palm trees by visiting pirates. www.ecophotoexplorers.com /coco_island.asp   (1979 words)

Animal Planet :: Cocos Island Conservation Cocos Island, located about 300 miles southwest of Costa Rica in the Pacific Ocean, is a tropical island with a rugged coastline and an astonishing degree of biodiversity. The waters of Cocos Island provide critical habitat to a bounty of exotic fish, many of which are endemic, as well as dolphins, eels, sea turtles, hammerhead sharks and silky sharks. Cocos Island is known worldwide for its populations of hammerhead sharks, a particularly fierce species that gets its name from the shape of its head, which looks very much like a hammer. animal.discovery.com /fansites/caught/conservation/cocos_island.html   (1025 words)

UNEP-WCMC Protected Areas Programme - Isla del Coco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30) The island is of volcanic origin consisting of basaltic rock and (tuffacious) breaches affected by tracheytic intrusions. The fact that Isla del Coco had been visited by numerous pirate vessels led to the extended belief in the existence of a hidden treasure on the island. Gómez, L. The ferns and fern-allies of Cocos Island, Costa Rica. www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wh/coco.html   (2109 words)

Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Cocos Island moist forests (NT0116) Cocos Island is dominated by dense, lush tropical rainforests, much like those seen in Costa Rica’s south Pacific mainland rainforests. The Cocos Island finch is the only species of its family that is found outside of the Galápagos Islands. The island is home to three endemic birds--the Cocos Island finch, Cocos Island cuckcoo, and the Cocos flycatcher. www.nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0116.html   (376 words)

Dive Global Destination :: Cocos Island The Cocos Island Park Rangers, lacking a proper patrol boat, are ill-equipped to effectively battle this situation despite the $133 National Park fee that each of the thousands of divers who visit Cocos pay to the Costa Rican government. Cocos Island in the East Pacific is the largest uninhabited island in the world, it's remote, wild and and excellent diving location. Here, on Cocos, the fish population has been allowed to grow in harmony with the natural balance of the food chain, which is why such a great diversity and quantity of sea life is prevalent. www.diveglobal.com /explore_destinations/destinations/pacific/cocos.asp   (1310 words)

Cocos Seaview - Accomodation in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos Seaview also has an outdoor entertainment area for all guests, including gas bbq, rice cooker, electric wok, and cane tables and chairs. Cocos Seaview is just a one minute walk to the Indian Ocean and a grassy parkland overlooking the sea. Once at Cocos Seaview, you can choose to be left alone during your stay, or ask us any questions you may have about things to do and see during your stay. www.cocosseaview.com /accomodation.htm   (468 words)

Dive OKEANOS AGGRESSOR, Cocos Island -- with U.S. DIVE TRAVEL. Cocos Island diving is an experience on a par with the Galapagos, or the finest Pacific adventure scuba diving destinations. Cocos Island diving is a tender venture into a protected marine preserve and the people of Costa Rica want to keep it beautiful, and fresh, for many more decades to come. Cocos Island is located 600 km (approximately 375 miles) off the western coast of Costa Rica, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. www.usdivetravel.com /V-COSTA_RICA-Okeanos.html   (5877 words)

Cocos Island National Park travel guide - Wikitravel Cocos Island is located in the Eastern Tropical Pacific approximately 300 miles southwest of Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica. As tourists are allowed ashore only with permission of island rangers, there are very limited ways to be able to step foot on the island but one of the best ways to experience this natural beauty is through a dive trip. Since this is an island you will see a lot of ocean, but if you ever get the chance to step foot on the island and are some what physically fit I highly recommend taking the hike to the top of the island with a guide. wikitravel.org /en/Cocos_Island_National_Park   (339 words)

Islands.com | Cocos Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30) For Cocos Island National Park, rich in natural history, is also steeped in legends of buried treasures. Bird watchers will note that the rocky islets off the island are prime nesting areas for seabirds, including the red-footed booby, and that three of the island's 70 or so species include three found nowhere else: the Cocos Cuckoo, the Cocos Finch (shades of Darwin!), and the Cocos Flycatcher. The trail to the summit, one of several on the island, leads through rainforest (and passes the wreck of a B-24 in the jungle), and the view of the Pacific at the top might even make you forget about your swim fins for a while. www.islands.com /cocos   (780 words)

UNESCO World Heritage Site: Cocos Island National Park | Away.com And while Cocos does not have a mascot like Lonesome George, it is the only island in the eastern Pacific to have a tropical forest—a claim its southern neighbor can't make. The island sits 345 miles off Costa Rica and is the only section of the Cocos Ridge to exist above sea level (the tectonic plate runs southwest, from Costa Rica almost to the Galapagos Archipelago). An equally valued and vibrant environment thrives beneath Cocos Island's waters, and in 2001, the marine buffer zone was extended from 8.33 nautical miles to 12. away.com /features/world-heritage-cocos-island.html   (789 words)

Costa Rica rain forest tours - Diving in Cocos island COCOS ISLAND (TREASURE ISLAND) is an ocean oasis lying isolated 300 miles southwest of continental Costa Rica, where it concentrates the marine life from many hundreds of miles around. For centuries the hideout of pirates and adventurers, Cocos is recognized today as the world's largest uninhabited island and, to many, the most beautiful as well as one of the last truly wild places in nature. The best time to dive Cocos Island is the May to December rainy season when you'll find the roughest sea conditions, strongest currents, lowest visibility and have the best chance to see the biggest animals. www.rainforesttours.com /divingcoco.htm   (977 words)

Dive Global :: Trip of the Month :: Cocos Island :: Costa Rica The Bat Islands are famous for the ever present varieties of larger schooling fish: rainbow runners, horse-eye jacks, spade fish, pompano, snapper and wahoo. Remote Cocos Island lies 375 miles off the coast of Costa Rica and is famous for its shark populations. Cocos is a nature reserve and there are no inhabitants on the island except for a ranger/research station that you are very welcome to visit. www.diveglobal.com /consulting/monthly_trip/april2002.asp   (1050 words)

Cocos Island Cocos underwater is not the most colorful spot on earth and the diving is challenging but if you like swimming with sharks this is the place to be. Another thing to consider is that since Cocos itself is inhabited only by a few park rangers and has no facilities of any kind you'll be on the boat for the entire trip. Cocos is one of the wettest places in the whole world - especially during the summer months. www.metridium.com /reports/cocos.html   (1920 words)

Fundación Amigos de la Isla del Coco southeast of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, is an oceanic island of volcanic origin, with a land surface of 24 square km. A total of 865 school children learned about Cocos Island through videos and educational materials, and even through the design of marine animals from edible and construction materials. There are few places where humans have not altered the normal course of nature; Cocos Island, is a sanctuary for life, a refuge of exceptional biodiversity in a magical world of indescribable beauty. www.cocosisland.org /english   (223 words)

Cocos Island, Costa Rica Cocos Island, as it is more commonly known, is a 5 mile wide island seamount that rises up from the depths of the Pacific, about 300+ miles southwest of Costa Rica. All levels of the food chain are represented, from the tiny resident bait fish, to the transient pelagics, such as manta rays and whale sharks. Shortly after leaving the island, we were joined by a pod of dolphins playing in our bow wake, which was totally reminiscent of my trip to the Galapagos. www.westnet.com /~wjakab/diving/cocos/cocos.htm   (4973 words)

Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Cocos Island at Epinions.com Cocos is apparently a continuation of the Galapagos chain - but at quite a distance. Not a coral island, Cocos is rather a stone outcropping. The only negative was that the captain of the ship could not locate Cocos Island and so we spent an entire day roaming aimlessly around the Pacific looking for the Island. www.epinions.com /otdr-review-13E9-52916A4-3863941E-prod1   (871 words)

Dive Discovery Cocos Island Cocos Island, lying isolated in the tropical Pacific, three hundred miles southwest of Costa Rica, is an ocean oasis. For decades the hideout of pirates and adventurers, Cocos Island is recognized today as among the last truly wild places in nature. A distinctive and remote diving location, Cocos Island is for the serious diver. www.divediscovery.com /cocos/cocosliveaboards.shtml   (579 words)

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