ubeetrip: Magdalena Island - Los Pingüinos Natural Monument

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Route: Santiago, Valparaiso, San Antonio, Puerto Montt, Castro, Puerto Chacabuco, Chilean fjords, Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, Puerto Williams, Drake Passage, Antarctica I, Antarctica II, Antarctica III, Antarctica IV, Antarctica V, Drake Passage, Falkland Islands, Argentine Sea (South Atlantic Ocean), Puerto Madryn, Montevideo, Buenos Aires - ship Ms. Zaandam.

Places: Strait of Magellan, Magdalena Island - Los Pingüinos Natural Monument, Lighthouse - Faro Isla Magdalena.

Wildlife & flora: Whale, Peruvian Pipit, Magellanic penguin, Glaucous-winged Gull, Arctic tern, Flying steamer duck, Ruddy-headed goose, Ashy-headed goose, Chilean skua.

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⏳ Dec 24, 2018

Strait of Magellan

Whale

Los Pingüinos Natural Monument - Monumento Natural Los Pingüinos

Los Pingüinos Natural Monument (Spanish: Monumento natural Los Pingüinos, English: The Penguins Natural Monument) is located 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Punta Arenas, Chile. Magdalena Island and the Marta Island, situated in the middle of the Strait of Magellan, is the main part of this natural monument. The largest penguin colonies of south Chile are on this island, including an estimated 60,000 breeding pairs of the Magellanic penguin.