San Ambrosio
| San Ambrosio | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Desventuradas Islands | |
| Geographical location | 26 ° 20 ′ 34 ″ S , 79 ° 53 ′ 20 ″ W | |
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| length | 3.5 km | |
| width | 1.5 km | |
| surface | 2.2 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 479 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
San Ambrosio is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean . Together with the neighboring island of San Félix , it belongs to the Desventuradas archipelago .
- Area: about 2.2 km²
- Highest elevation: 479 m
The island was discovered by Juan Fernández in November 1574. The island is uninhabited and belongs to the Chilean province of Valparaíso .
fauna and Flora
On San Ambrosio there are still individual specimens of the endangered Juan Fernández fur seals ( Arctocephalus philippii ), which belong to the type of ear seals (also known as fur seals) and which occur exclusively on the Chilean islands of Alejandro Selkirk , Robinson Crusoe , San Félix and San Ambrosio. Furthermore, two types of pseudoscorpions are endemic: Chelanops pugil n. Sp. and Anaperochernes ambrosianus n. sp.
In terms of flora, the endemic Sanctambrosia manicata (Skottsb.) Skottsb., A small tree or shrub from the carnation family (Caryophyllaceae) is remarkable .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Markus Kappeler / Groth AG: Juan-Fernandez-Seebär - Arctocephalus philippii. 1984, accessed December 6, 2011 .
- ↑ Max Beier: Pseudoscorpions from the island of San Ambrosio. (PDF; 1.4 MB) In: Annals of the Natural History Museum in Vienna. June 20, 1963, pp. 303-306 , accessed December 6, 2011 .
- ^ David John Mabberley: Mabberley's Plant-Book. A portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses . 3rd edition, page 764, Cambridge University Press 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4