Coiba

[ koi-buh; Spanish koi-bah ]

noun

1. an island in the Pacific Ocean, south of southwestern Panama. 20 miles (32 km) long; 10 miles (16 km) wide.

Example Sentences

Many wonder whether Islas Marías will become a tourist draw like Alcatraz, the infamous prison accessed from San Francisco, or a place like the Panamanian island prison colony Coiba, closed in 2004, which became a natural paradise that is being reclaimed by the jungle.

From Seattle Times

It could end up like the Panamanian island prison colony Coiba, closed in 2004, that is being reclaimed by the jungle.

From Washington Times

The new marine corridor will connect the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador with Colombia’s Malpelo Island and the Cocos and Coiba Islands in Costa Rican and Panamanian waters, protecting migratory species from fishing fleets of hundreds of vessels that visit the eastern Pacific each year.

From Seattle Times

Since then those countries have created marine reserves around the Galapagos, Malpelo, Cocos and Coiba islands, which have very small human populations but are home to hundreds of marine and bird species.

From Seattle Times

When Panama closed its Isla Coiba penal colony in 2004, Isla Marias became the last one remaining in the Americas.

From Seattle Times