Isla Nublar (novel canon)

Isla Nublar is an island on the west coast of Costa Rica. It was was this island where John Hammond wanted to build Jurassic Park. This article is about the island as it appears in the novel canon. The sequence of disasters that led to the closing of Jurassic Park is nicknamed the Isla Nublar Incident.

Locations


There appears no map of the island in the first novel. From descriptions in the story fans have tried to reconstruct a map of Isla Nublar. Mentioned locations are:
 * Visitor Center: from here the park is maintained.
 * Hypsilophodon Highlands (featuring Hypsilophodon and Othnielia)
 * Pterasaur Peak (featuring Pterasaurs but not yet finished for Visitors)
 * Carnivore Country (featuring Dilophosaurus) and t-rex
 * Les Gigantes (A three-star restaurant - not yet finished for visitors)
 * Triceratops Territory (featuring Triceratops)
 * Sauropod Swamp (featuring Apatosaurus and Hadrosaurus)
 * Stegosaur South (featuring Stegosaurus)
 * Velociraptor Valley: The original enclosure for the Velociraptors, was undergoing refurbishment as the the new pack leader kept having her pack attacking the fences for weak spots.
 * Aviary]: It housed [[Cearadactylus, the Pteratops Lodge was planned to be build inside the Aviary.