Los Pingüinos Natural Monument, Nature reserve on Magdalena Island, Punta Arenas, Chile
Los Pingüinos Natural Monument encompasses 96 hectares of protected land, featuring colonies of Magellanic penguins across rocky terrain and coastal areas.
The protected area, established in 1966, originated from the need to safeguard penguin populations from increasing fishing pressures in the Strait of Magellan.
The Selknam, Yaghan, and Kawésqar indigenous groups inhabited these islands before Spanish colonization, maintaining a close connection with the marine environment.
Visitors can access the monument through boat tours from Punta Arenas between October and March, when weather conditions permit safe passage.
The monument hosts approximately 60,000 breeding pairs of Magellanic penguins, making it the largest concentration of these birds in southern Chile.
Location: Punta Arenas
GPS coordinates: -52.84694,-70.58002
Latest update: March 21, 2025 12:40
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