Isla Nublar (novel canon)

Isla Nublar is a remote island 120 miles (190 km) off the coast of Costa Rica. It was the site of Jurassic Park.

Before opening it to the public, John Hammond invited Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, Ian Malcolm, Donald Gennaro and his two grandchildren (Lex and Tim) to experience the park. However, a sequence of disasters leads to the closure of the park. This event is nicknamed the Isla Nublar Incident. Towards the end of the novel, the island is bombarded by the Costa Rican Air Force, destroying Jurrasic Park and killing the dinosaurs.

However, Martin Guitierrez a Costa Rican biologist, later informs Alan Grant that an unknown pack of animals (Procompsognathus) has been eating crops rich in lysine all over Costa Rica.

Locations
There appears to be 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.)
 * Pterosaur Peak (Also called Aviary, it housed Cearadactylus. The Pteratops Lodge was planned to be build inside the Aviary. It was not yet finished for visitors.)
 * Carnivore Country (Featuring Dilophosaurus and Tyrannosaurus 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, it was undergoing refurbishment as the new pack leader kept having her pack attacking the fences for weak spots.)