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physical geography of panama
Morphology
In western Panama, there are 10 strata volcanoes, approximately 15 to 20 volcanic domes and cones parallel to the south of the main arch.
Volcán Baru
lThe materials of the first cycle of Barú closely resemble the materials of the Colorado Volcano, which suggests the hypothesis that a displacement of the volcanic conduit from the Colorado to Barú
Relief
Lowlands or hot, lower
less than 700 meters high, which occupy most of the Isthmus
Medium altitude or temperate lands
whose altitude ranges between 700 and 1,500 meters high
The Highlands or Cold Lands
those with more than 1,500 meters of latitude, also known as cold climate lands.
Coast
The Pacific coast has an extension of 1 690 km, and the Caribbean, of --- 1 160 km. Panamáit has more than 1,600 islands off its coasts
The Isthmus of Panama covers an area of 75,517 square kilometers, with more than 1,000 miles of coastline and 1,000 islands in the Pacific and 800 miles of coastline and 600 islands in the Caribbean.
On the coasts of Panama and its islands there are many protected coral reefs, which have various marine species that are excellent places for fans of diving and snorkeling.
Hidrography
Panamá,
country with a very rainy tropical climate, it has a large number of rivers
about 500; about 350 on the Pacific slope, larger on the surface than that of the Caribbean Sea, which only has about 150.
Many Panameños rivers flow into a single branch through which the tide penetrates, especially those that flow into the Pacific, an ocean with very high tides. Others have in their mouths several mouths, forming a delta.Muchos
Weather. Characteristics, Temperature, Precipitation
two weather seasons
The rainy season (May - December) is the season of high humidity, weak winds, hot and suffocating days; many clouds or cloudiness, frequent downpours at noon (May - September) or in the afternoons and nights (September - December).
The dry season, which lasts from January to April. They are clear, clear days, with soft or strong breezes that blow from the north or the northwest, skies with little cloudiness and very little rain.
regions of climate and vegetation
La región del caribe: Tropical húmedo de selva
Pacific region: Tropical savannas have strong heats
Western highlands: tropical from height are temperate not hot
temperature
Average annual temperature is estimated between 21 ° and 22 ° C, although at night it can drop to 16 ° C.
precipitation
varying between 1100 and 5500 mm, with an annual average of 3,094 mm / year