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Coiba

American  
[koi-buh, koi-bah] / ˈkɔɪ bə, ˈkɔɪ βɑ /

noun

  1. an island in the Pacific Ocean, south of southwestern Panama. 20 miles (32 km) long; 10 miles (16 km) wide.


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It could end up like the Panamanian island prison colony Coiba, closed in 2004, that is being reclaimed by the jungle.

From Washington Times Apr. 9, 2022

Two new Pacific island resorts are expanding Panama’s west coast appeal, not far from the marine preserve around Isla Coiba.

From New York Times Jan. 8, 2019

That always seemed strange, Barrett said, because the Cebus monkeys of Coiba National Park — an archipelago of more than 100 islands on Panama’s Pacific coast — seemed like great candidates for new tool users.

From Seattle Times Jul. 7, 2018

That always seemed strange, Barrett said, because the Cebus monkeys of Coiba National Park — an archipelago of more than 100 islands on Panama's Pacific coast — seemed like great candidates for new tool users.

From Washington Post Jul. 6, 2018

As the Chilian is a skilled observer, and has confidence in the observations he has made, the land in sight should be the island of Coiba; or an island that covers it, called Hicaron.

From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Mayne Reid

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