Submarine Mountains Marine Management Area

Protected area in Costa Rica

Submarine Mountains Management Marine Area

Área Marina de Manejo Montes Submarinos

Location in Central America, in the Pacific Ocean territorial waters of Costa Rica.

Location| Costa Rica
Coordinates| 5°27′32″N 87°13′01″W﻿ / ﻿5.459°N 87.217°W﻿ / 5.459; -87.217Coordinates: 5°27′32″N 87°13′01″W﻿ / ﻿5.459°N 87.217°W﻿ / 5.459; -87.217
Area| 9,622.62 square kilometres (3,715.31 sq mi) (marine)
Established| 11 June 1978
Governing body| National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

Submarine Mountains Management Marine Area (Spanish: Área Marina de Manejo Montes Submarinos), is a protected area in the Pacific Ocean territorial waters of Costa Rica, surrounding the Cocos Island and managed under the Cocos Marine Conservation Area, it was created in 1978 by decree 8748-A.[1][2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Área Marina de Manejo Montes Submarinos Map". SINAC. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
2. ^ "Área Marina de Manejo Montes Submarinos". Protected Planet. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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