Frailes del Sur Islands
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Azuero Peninsula |
Coordinates | 07°19′59″N 80°07′59″W / 7.33306°N 80.13306°W |
Total islands | 2 |
Area | 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
The Frailes del Sur Islands comprise two small and precipitous rocky islets lying some 7 km off the south coast of Panama’s Azuero Peninsula on the Pacific coast of Central America. The islets are uninhabited, have a combined area of about 1 ha and have little vegetation. The group has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports colonies of bridled and sooty terns, as well as brown noddies. It is the only known nesting site for sooty terns in Panama, with 3000 pairs recorded.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Frailes del Sur Islands". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-23.