Darien Gap Map

Darien Gap is an island across Panama and Colombia. This map shows the island on shaded relief, with its relief, rivers and towns.

Darien Gap Map
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How to read this map

The map is centred on Darien Gap. Towns and cities on the map include Turbo.

Greens show lower elevations; tan and brown show higher land, with pale tones toward the highest terrain. Shadows emphasize the slopes, and vertical relief is exaggerated so landforms are easier to read. Dashed lines show country borders.

The relief uses Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 elevation data). Rivers, lakes, borders come from Natural Earth, and the figures on this page from Wikidata. These are small-scale educational maps, not navigation charts.

Blank physical map

The blank version keeps the mapped features and removes the place labels. Download it for a geography worksheet or practice identifying the features.

Darien Gap Map without names
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Darien Gap facts

FactValue
CountriesPanama and Colombia

Data sources and license

Map design and rendered images: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Source databases retain their own licenses; the map license does not replace them.

Maps of the countries: Panama, Colombia. Compare with the map of the five oceans.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Darien Gap?

Darien Gap is part of Panama and Colombia.

Can I download a blank map of Darien Gap?

Yes. The blank version keeps the relief, rivers and borders but removes the place names. Both versions are free to download as PNG and as an A4 PDF.

Use this map

You can download, print and share this map for free, in class, in school projects, in presentations and on websites, as long as you credit the source: Darien Gap Map · Atlas of Maps (atlasofmaps.com), license CC BY 4.0.

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