Isla Magdalena National Park
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The Isla Magdalena national park (Spanish
: Parque Nacional Isla Magdalena ) is a 1576 sqkm protected area in Magdalena Island
, Patagonia
, Chile
. It was created in 1967 as Forest Reserve and was reclassified as a National Park in 1983.
Puerto Gaviota in the south of the national park is considered particularly noteworthy. In addition to larger Atilio island in the north, there are a number of smaller islands in the national park.
The national park is characterized by a variety of sea-birds (including penguins and cormorant
s) and vegetation typical of the moderate-cold zone. The Isla Magdalena climate has an annual average temperature of 6 to 8 °C (42.8 to 46.4 F) and an annual precipitation of approximately 4000 mm (157 in) per year.
The park can best reached by sea from the ports Puerto Cisnes
or Puerto Puyuhuapi. On the island, no infrastructure exists.
The highest point of the park is Mentolat Volcano
at 1660 m (5,446 ft).
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Parque Nacional Isla Magdalena ) is a 1576 sqkm protected area in Magdalena Island
Magdalena Island, Aisén Region
Magdalena Island is an island in Aisén Region of southern Chile. It has an approximate area of 2,025 km2. The island is located between the Moraleda Channel and the Puyuhuapi Channel, and belongs partially to the Isla Magdalena National Park....
, Patagonia
Patagonia
Patagonia is a region located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the Andes mountains to the southwest towards the Pacific ocean and from the east of the cordillera to the valleys it follows south through Colorado River towards Carmen de Patagones in the Atlantic Ocean...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. It was created in 1967 as Forest Reserve and was reclassified as a National Park in 1983.
Puerto Gaviota in the south of the national park is considered particularly noteworthy. In addition to larger Atilio island in the north, there are a number of smaller islands in the national park.
The national park is characterized by a variety of sea-birds (including penguins and cormorant
Cormorant
The bird family Phalacrocoracidae is represented by some 40 species of cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed recently, and the number of genera is disputed.- Names :...
s) and vegetation typical of the moderate-cold zone. The Isla Magdalena climate has an annual average temperature of 6 to 8 °C (42.8 to 46.4 F) and an annual precipitation of approximately 4000 mm (157 in) per year.
The park can best reached by sea from the ports Puerto Cisnes
Puerto Cisnes
Puerto Cisnes is a town and seaport in Cisnes commune, Aisén Province, Aisén Region in the Chilean Patagonia. The town is located at the outflow of Cisnes River....
or Puerto Puyuhuapi. On the island, no infrastructure exists.
The highest point of the park is Mentolat Volcano
Mentolat
Mentolat is an ice-filled wide caldera in the central portion of Magdalena Island, Aisén Province, Chilean Patagonia. It forms part of the Isla Magdalena National Park. Little is known of the eruptive history of Mentolat, but it is thought to be young, with a possible eruption in the early 1700's...
at 1660 m (5,446 ft).