The area is delimited by the following coordinates: Starting from the coordinate closest to the coast, on the maritime boundary between Costa Rica and Nicaragua MARKER 1: 1209674N - 533038E, continuing on a northeast course along the maritime boundary of Costa Rica and Nicaragua to MARKER 2: 1228686N -541483E. From this last coordinate, it moves southeast to MARKER 3: 1227895N - 546213E, MARKER 4: 1225320N - 551575E, MARKER 5: 1221286N - 556077E, MARKER 6: 1213322N - 561208E, MARKER 7: 1206574N - 563942E, MARKER 8: 1187564N - 567167E and MARKER 9: 569650E-1187116N. From this last coordinate, it goes southwest until reaching the northernmost vertex of the Tortuguero National Park Marine Protected Area MARKER 10: 1176501N - 573791E, continuing on a southeast course along the boundary of the Marine Protected Area to MARKER 11: 1171909N - 565968E. From this coordinate, it heads northwest continuing along coordinates MARKER 12: 1182629N - 561488E, MARKER 13: 1196215N - 558003E and MARKER 14: 1203599N - 555189E. From this coordinate, it moves on a northeast course crossing the coordinates: MARKER 15: 1204966N - 555409E, MARKER 16: 1208655N - 556766E, MARKER 17: 1211622N - 556479E and MARKER 18: 1212458N - 556479E. From this last coordinate, it moves northwest to MARKER 19: 1215962N - 555333E, then it heads southwest to MARKER 20: 1209550 N - 533118E, to finally head north to close the polygon with MARKER 1.
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