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14-567: Literally translated as 'little gulf '. Golfito has an area of 357.32 km and an elevation of 5 metres. From the northern section, which was the old United Fruit Company headquarters, trails go up to the Golfito Mixed Wildlife Refuge on the hill, which is part of the National System of Conservation Areas . Tall, 30–45 meters [98–148 ft] high, evergreen rain forests surround the coastal lowlands around

28-664: A combination of worker unrest, declining foreign markets, rising export taxes and banana disease led to the closing of the United Fruit Company in 1985. Palm oil plantations have replaced the old banana plantations and, due to their success, more and more land is devoted to growing this palm. A small flow of tourists began to arrive in the mid-1990s, and by mid-2006 sport fishing had become the most important tourist attraction. The Golfito duty free shopping centre ( Depósito Libre Comercial de Golfito ), with forty nine retail stores, attracts shoppers from other regions of

42-520: A new big marina in Golfito was an unsuccessful process that lasted over nine years. Environmentalists and local residents opposed the project. Among the issues were the lack of a scientific study to determine the environmental impact of anti-fouling paint , sewage and oil spillage, and the lack of space to install a water treatment plant. The Regulatory Office for Marinas in Costa Rica (CIMAT) ordered

56-461: A separate night schooling. The University of Costa Rica has a branch campus in Golfito where students mostly from the region attend. As a public university, UCR-Golfito offers scholarships and housing to about 90% of its students. UCR-Golfito has student housing facilities (called Bachers), a library, laboratories, and a student union called Club Centro, where art and recreational activities take place. List of gulfs A gulf in geography

70-467: Is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea . Not all geological features which could be considered a gulf have "Gulf" in the name, for example the Bay of Bengal or Arabian Sea . The term may refer to: Gulf (geography) (Redirected from Gulf (geography) ) Large inlet from the ocean into the landmass This article is about the large inlet from

84-560: Is a smaller collection of waters; as the Black Sea. A gulf is a part of the sea which is nearly surrounded with land; as the gulf of Venice. A bay has a wider entrance than a gulf; as the Bay of Biscay. A strait is a narrow passage that joins. ^ Duggal, Gita. Chowdhury, Baruna Ray (ed.). Madhubun ICSE Geography 6 . New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House. p.  32 . ISBN   9789325994645 . Retrieved 25 June 2020 . A gulf

98-3460: Is an inlet of an ocean or a sea deep into the land with a narrow mouth. It is more highly indented, more enclosed by the coast and larger than a bay. Some examples of gulfs are Persian Gulf, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Eden and Gulf of... External links [ edit ] [REDACTED] Media related to Gulfs at Wikimedia Commons v t e Coastal geography Landforms Anchialine pool Archipelago Atoll Avulsion Ayre Barrier island Bay Bight Bodden Brackish marsh Cape Channel Cliff Coast Coastal plain Coastal waterfall Continental margin Continental shelf Coral reef Cove Dune cliff-top Estuary Firth Fjard Fjord Freshwater marsh Fundus Gat Geo Gulf Gut Hapua Headland Inlet Intertidal wetland Island Islet Isthmus Lagoon Machair Mudflat Natural arch Peninsula Reef Ria Salt marsh Shoal Skerry Sound Spit Stack Strait Strand plain Submarine canyon Tidal island Tidal marsh Tide pool Tied island Tombolo Waituna Windwatt [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Beaches Beach cusps Beach evolution Beach ridge Beach wrack Beaches in estuaries and bays Beachrock Coastal morphodynamics Pocket beach Raised beach Recession Shell beach Shingle beach Storm beach Wash margin River mouths Debouch Mouth bar River delta mega regressive Processes Blowhole Cliffed coast Coastal biogeomorphology Coastal erosion Concordant coastline Current Cuspate foreland Discordant coastline Emergent coastline Feeder bluff Flat coast Graded shoreline Ingression coast Large-scale coastal behaviour Longshore drift Marine regression Marine transgression Raised shoreline Rip current Rocky shore Sea cave Sea foam Shoal peresyp Steep coast Submergent coastline Surf break Surf zone Surge channel Swash Undertow Volcanic arc Wave-cut platform Wave shoaling Wind fetch Wind wave Management Accretion Coastal management Integrated coastal zone management Submersion Related Bulkhead line Coastal engineering Grain size boulder clay cobble granule gravel pebble sand shingle silt Intertidal zone Littoral zone Physical oceanography Region of freshwater influence River plume [REDACTED] Category Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf&oldid=1230159865 " Categories : Gulfs Bodies of water Coastal and oceanic landforms Coastal geography Oceanographical terminology Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

112-671: The Golfito Municipality, in early 2010, to withdraw all permits for this marina project. There's a lot of things you can do in Golfito such as Dolphin and whale watching boat tours, horseback riding, hiking tours to the Golfito Wildlife Refuge or the Piedras Blancas National Park and it's also a famous spot for bird watching tours and sportfishing. The town of Golfito has five primary schools, one secondary school that also offers

126-647: The area. The beaches in the region provides for tourist activities, even during the tide fluctuation, which averages about 3 meters (9.8 ft). The town offers small marinas, yachting and boating services, sport fishing, and a destination for cruise ships. Much of the tourism in the Golfito area focuses on the sport fishing industry. Many of the lodges and hotels have their own sport fishing boats and captains. Yachting, boating, water sports and beach activities are also possible. The beaches south of Golfito — Playa Zancudo , Pilon and Pavones — offer excellent surfing. The controversial approval of permits for construction of

140-480: The coastline. Many gulfs are major shipping areas, such as the Persian Gulf , Gulf of Mexico , Gulf of Finland , and Gulf of Aden . See also [ edit ] List of gulfs References [ edit ] ^ Gregory, George (1816). A Dictionary of Arts and Sciences . Vol. 2 (First American ed.). Philadelphia: Isaac Peirce. p.  269 . Retrieved 25 June 2020 . A sea

154-405: The country, with the caveats that it is limited to a sum of up to USD $ 1000 annually per person and that the individuals have to stay at least a night in the area, as there is a shopping permit that should be acquired the day before doing the shopping. Doing so promotes the local hospitality and tourism business in the area. This shopping centre was created in 1986 as the banana production ceased in

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168-408: The eponymous bay and a hill and consists of two parts, the town proper and shopping area to the south, and a residential area near the port. At the 2011 census , Golfito had a population of 11,284 inhabitants. The district is covered by the following road routes: In the mid-20th century, Golfito was a major banana growing region (also resulting in it being a major port of southern Costa Rica), but

182-544: The ocean into landmass. For other uses, see Gulf (disambiguation) . [REDACTED] Gulf of Tunis in Tunisia [REDACTED] Map of the Gulf of Bothnia between Sweden and Finland A gulf is a large inlet from an ocean into a landmass, typically (though not always) with a narrower opening than a bay . The term was used traditionally for large, highly indented navigable bodies of salt water that are enclosed by

196-599: The town. The region receives an average of 400–500 centimeters (160–200 in) of rainfall annually. Golfito Bay is within the larger Golfo Dulce , and separated from the open Pacific Ocean by the Osa Peninsula . Ferry boats cross the Golfo Dulce from Golfito to Puerto Jimenez , which is an access point to the Osa Peninsula and Corcovado National Park . The town lies on a narrow strip of land between

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