San Bernardo Archipelago
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| Waters | Gulf of Morrosquillo, Caribbean Sea | |
| Geographical location | 9 ° 45 ′ N , 75 ° 51 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 10 | |
| Main island | Santa Cruz del Islote | |
| Total land area | 4.5 km² | |
| Residents | 1300 | |
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The San Bernardo Archipelago , Spanish Archipiélago de San Bernardo , is an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea . The archipelago consists of ten islands , all of which are part of Colombia . The islands are about 20 kilometers off the South American coast and about 80 kilometers southwest of the city of Cartagena . Together with the Islas del Rosario, the archipelago forms one of the 52 natural parks in Colombia and can be reached by boat from the city of Tolú . Administratively, the archipelago belongs largely to the municipality of Cartagena in the Department of Bolívar . Only the island of Boquerón belongs to the municipality of San Onofre in the department of Sucre .
The total area of the islands is 4.5 km² or 450 hectares ; Tintipán (331.5 hectares) takes up almost three quarters (74 percent) of this.
Islands
- Boquerón
- Ceycén
- Cabruna
- Mangle
- Maravilla
- Múcura (36.7 hectares)
- Palma
- panda
- Santa Cruz del Islote
- Tintipán (331.5 hectares)
By far the largest island is Tintipán . Most of the approximately 1,300 inhabitants of the archipelago live on the tiny island of Santa Cruz del Islote , one of the most densely populated islands on earth. Some of the islands, such as Múcura and Tintipán, have tourist infrastructure.
Individual evidence
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- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Eduardo Rubiano Moncada: The full life . In: Geo Special: Insel , Gruner u. Year, 2010, ISBN 978-3-570-19918-3 .
