Submarine Mountains Marine Management Area

Submarine Mountains Management Marine Area (Spanish: Área Marina de Manejo Montes Submarinos), is a protected area in the Pacific Ocean territorial waters of Costa Rica, surrounding the Cocos Island and managed under the Cocos Marine Conservation Area, it was created in 1978 by decree 8748-A.[1][2]

Submarine Mountains Management Marine Area
Área Marina de Manejo Montes Submarinos
Map showing the location of Submarine Mountains Management Marine Area
Map showing the location of Submarine Mountains Management Marine Area
Location in Central America, in the Pacific Ocean territorial waters of Costa Rica.
LocationCosta Rica
Coordinates5.459°N 87.217°W / 5.459; -87.217
Area9,622.62 square kilometres (3,715.31 sq mi) (marine)
Established11 June 1978
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

References
  1. "Área Marina de Manejo Montes Submarinos Map". SINAC. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. "Área Marina de Manejo Montes Submarinos". Protected Planet. Retrieved 6 May 2020.


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