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South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaraguai
Regional Level Types
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous RegionAutonomous Region
NicaraguaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Nueva Guinea52,929 (2018)
Bluefields44,373 (2013)
El Rama20,456 (2018)
Corn Island8,011 (2018)
Bocana de Paiwas7,872 (2018)
Laguna de Perlas6,809 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
123326
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:123326:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Zelaya Sul Department
Other Languages:
French:
Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua
German:
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua
Italian:
regione Autonoma Atlantico Sud, Nicaragua
Russian:
Атлантико-Сур, Никарагуа
Simplified Chinese:
南加勒比海岸自治區, 尼加拉瓜
Spanish:
Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Sur, Nicaragua
Arabic:
ريجيون أوتونوما ديل أتلانتيكو سور, نيكاراجوا
Basque:
Hego Karibe Kostako Eskualde Autonomoa
Belarusian:
Аўтаномны рэгіён паўднёва-карыбскага ўзбярэжжа, Нікарагуа
Bengali:
ডেল আল্টান্টিকো সোর স্বায়ত্তশাসিত অঞ্চল
Breton:
Rannvro emren an Aod Karib Su
Catalan:
Regió Autònoma de l'Atlàntic Sud, Nicaragua
Cebuano:
Región Autónoma Atlántico Sur
Czech:
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Nikaragua
Danish:
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua
Dutch:
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua
Esperanto:
Aŭtonoma Regiono Suda Kariba Marbordo
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه خودمختار ساحل کارائیب جنوبی, نیکاراگوئه
Finnish:
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua
Galician:
Rexión Autónoma do Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua
Georgian:
სამხრეთ ატლანტიკის ავტონომიური რეგიონი
Greek:
Ατλάντικο Σουρ, Νικαράγουα
Gujarati:
રીજન ઑટોનોમા
Hindi:
रीजन ऑटोनोमा डेल एटलांटिको सुर, निकारागुआ
Hungarian:
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua
Indonesian:
Wilayah Otonomi Atlantik Selatan, Nikaragua
Japanese:
南カリブ自治地域, ニカラグア
Judaeo-Spanish:
Rejion Otonoma de la Beira Karibe Sud
Kannada:
ರೆಜಿಯಾನ್ ಆಟೊನೊಮಾ ಡೆ ಅಟ್ಲಾಂಟಿಕೊ ಸುರ್
Korean:
남카리브 자치구, 니카라과
Latvian:
Dienvidatlantijas autonomais reģions, Nikaragva
Lithuanian:
Pietų Atlantiko autonominis regionas, Nikaragva
Macedonian:
Јужноатлантски автономен регион, Никарагва
Malay:
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur
Marathi:
रेगॉन ऑटोनोमा डेल अटलांटिको सुर
Norwegian:
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua
Polish:
Wybrzeże Karaibskie Południowe, Nikaragua
Portuguese:
Região Autônoma da Costa Caribe Sul, Nicarágua
Quechua:
Urin Atlantiku Awtunumu suyu
Romanian:
Regiunea Autonomă a Atlanticului de Sud, Nicaragua
Scots:
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur
Serbian:
Атлантико Сур, Никарагва
Sinhalese:
ඔටෝනොමා පළාත
Swedish:
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua
Tamil:
பகுதி ஆடோனோமா டெல் அட்லான்டிகோ சூர்
Telugu:
రీజియన్ అటోనామా డెల్ అట్లాంటికో సుర్
Thai:
แคว้นปกครองตนเองโกสตาการิเบซูร์, ประเทศนิการากัว
Turkish:
Güney Atlantik Otonom Bölgesi, Nikaragua
Ukrainian:
Автономний Регіон Південної Атлантики, Нікарагуа
Urdu:
جنوبی کیریبین ساحل خود مختار علاقہ
Vietnamese:
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua
Waray:
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur


Southern part of former Zelaya Department.

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3 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed
Oldest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Neomonachus tropicalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Neomonachus : Neomonachus tropicalis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Caribbean_Coast_Autonomous_Region
Wikidata ID:Q291279
GeoNames ID:3830308

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
North America
North America Plate

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