The Archipelago of San Bernardo is a set of 10 coastal island

Island

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s belonging to Colombia

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, located in the Gulf of Morrosquillo

Gulf of Morrosquillo

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 in the Caribbean Sea

Caribbean Sea

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, with an approximate area of 213.3 km² . Administratively, the archipelago belongs to the department of Sucre. It consists of the islands Boqueron, Palma, Panda, Mangle, Ceycén, Cabruna, Tintipán, Wonder and Múcura and an artificial island, Santa Cruz Islet. Since 1996, part of the archipelago belongs to the National Natural Park Corales del Rosario and San Bernardo.