Isla Grande
Isla Grande | |
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 Toma aéra de Isla Grande | |
  Isla Grande | |
| Coordinates: 9°38′N 79°34′W / 9.633°N 79.567°W | |
| Country |  Panama |
| Province | Colón |
| District | Portobelo |
| Area | |
| • Land | 26.6 km2 (10.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,037 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
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| Location | Isla Grande Colón Province Panama |
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| Coordinates | 9°38′16.7″N 79°33′27.4″W / 9.637972°N 79.557611°W |
| Constructed | 1894 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | steel skeletal tower |
| Height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical skeletal tower with central cylinder, balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 93 metres (305 ft) |
| Lens | 2nd order Barbier & Cie. Fresnel lens |
| Light source | solar power |
| Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
Isla Grande is a small island and corregimiento in Portobelo District, Colón Province, Panama, off the Caribbean coast. It had a population of 1,037 as of 2010[update].[1] Its population as of 1990 was 626; its population as of 2000 was 1,055.[1] During the right times of year, the water between the island and the mainland provides an excellent surfing environment. Most of the people found in the town are of African descent and trace it back to black African slaves and those known as Cimarrones.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ Northern Panamá The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 January 2017
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
Capital: Colón | ||
| Chagres District |  | |
| Colón District | ||
| Donoso District | ||
| Omar Torrijos Herrera District | ||
| Portobelo District | ||
| Santa Isabel District | ||
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