Isla de Lobos
| Isla de Lobos | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Geographical location | 35 ° 1 ′ S , 54 ° 53 ′ W | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Isla de Lobos is about eight kilometers from Punta del Este located Uruguayan island. With around 200,000 seals , sea lions and elephant seals , the rocky island is home to the largest colony of these marine mammals in South America . Numerous species of birds also live on the island.
The island cannot be entered as it is a nature reserve . It is a great attraction for tourists who watch them from excursion boats.
The only noteworthy structure on the island is a 59 meter high lighthouse , which was built in 1906 and replaced a predecessor from 1858. Its maintenance is the responsibility of the Navy.
literature
- Enrique Páez, A. de Bonis: 1999. Impacto en cachorros de lobo fino sudamericano durante el derrame de petróleo en Isla de Lobos. , Publisher: Jornadas de Zoología del Uruguay, Montevideo 1999 (in Spanish)
Web links
Commons : Isla de Lobos - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Lighthouse on the island
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Uruguay ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved September 17, 2011.