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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

Since then those countries have created marine reserves around the Galapagos, Malpelo, Cocos and Coiba islands, which have very small human populations but are home to hundreds of marine and bird species.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2021

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 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 Reid, Mayne