Thanks to all supporters world wide. Cocos Island National Park made it to the
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST
December 4th 1997
The Cocos Island Research Center (Miami, Florida)
Cocos Island National Park
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Brief description:
Cocos Island National Park, located 550 km off the Pacific Coast of
Costa Rica, is the only island in the tropical eastern Pacific with a
humid tropical forest. Its position as the first point of contact with the
northern equatorial counter current and the myriad of interactions between
the island and the surrounding marine ecosystem make the area an ideal
laboratory for the study of biological processes. The underwater world of
the national park has become famous due to the attraction it has for
divers who rate it as one of the best places in the world to view large
pelagic species such as sharks, rays, tuna and dolphins.
For additional links, please go to WHIN.
Update: Cocos Island National Park, 12/1997
