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# Cocos Island National Park
Cocos Island, Pacific Ocean · Costa Rica

UNESCO natural World Heritage, inscribed in 1997.

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Area / regionCocos Island, Pacific Ocean

Country / geographic scopeCosta Rica

Place typeNature

Point coordinates5.53333, -87.06667

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Cocos Island National Park

Natural · Inscription: 1997

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/820/)

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