Believed to have been the first island Christopher Columbus landed on in 1492, the island of San Salvador is about 13 miles long and 5 miles wide, boasting an impressive collection of inland lakes and shallow coral reefs.
![Northern ponds](https://pages.stolaf.edu/colee/wp-content/uploads/sites/901/2022/08/north-San-Sal-1.jpg)
![Southern Ponds](https://pages.stolaf.edu/colee/wp-content/uploads/sites/901/2022/08/south-San-Sal-1.jpg)
Believed to have been the first island Christopher Columbus landed on in 1492, the island of San Salvador is about 13 miles long and 5 miles wide, boasting an impressive collection of inland lakes and shallow coral reefs.