Monte León National Park, Coastal national park in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
The national park extends along 36 kilometers of Atlantic coast with sandstone cliffs, bays, beaches, rocky areas, and intertidal sandbars.
The protected area originated from Estancia Monte León, a former sheep farm that operated until 2006 before becoming Argentina's first continental marine park.
The Tehuelche people inhabited this coastal region for over 10,000 years, utilizing marine resources and developing trade networks with distant communities.
The park entrance stands at kilometer 2400 of National Route 3, with the nearest towns being Comandante Luis Piedra Buena at 37 kilometers and Puerto Santa Cruz at 55 kilometers.
Monte León houses a colony of 75,000 breeding pairs of Magellanic penguins, making it one of the largest penguin settlements in Argentina.
Operator: Administración Parques Nacionales
GPS coordinates: -50.33716,-69.01718
Latest update: March 4, 2025 10:36
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