Negritos Islands Biological Reserve

Negritos Islands Biological Reserve
Islas Negritos Biological Reserve
Map showing the location of Negritos Islands Biological Reserve

Location within Costa Rica

Location Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Coordinates 9°49′23″N 84°50′44″W / 9.823°N 84.8456°W / 9.823; -84.8456Coordinates: 9°49′23″N 84°50′44″W / 9.823°N 84.8456°W / 9.823; -84.8456[1]
Area 350 acres (1.4 km2)
Established 1982
Governing body National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

The Negritos Islands Biological Reserve is a nature reserve of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area, containing two islands separated by a small channel in the Gulf of Nicoya which protects migratory bird species which use the island seasonally.

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