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New Island

West Falklands  >  Falkland Islands

New Island's flora and fauna include a Southern Rockhopper Penguin and Black-browed Albatross colony.

Añadido* por A. F.
Última actualización 22 noviembre 2023

Descripción

New Island is one of the Falkland Islands, lying north of Beaver Island. It is 13 km long with an average width of 750 m. New Island is a Nature Reserve set up by Ian Strange in 1972 and has a range of interesting flora and fauna as well as a museum. The New Island group has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA). A Southern Rockhopper Penguin colony (ca. 13,000 pairs) can be observed from above. Other birds for which the site is of conservation significance include Falkland steamer ducks, ruddy-headed geese, gentoo penguins, Magellanic penguins, black-browed albatrosses (ca. 29,000 pairs), slender-billed prions, white-chinned petrels, imperial cormorants, striated caracaras, white-bridled finches, blackish cinclodes and Cobb's wrens.

Detalles

Accesso

By boat or by the New Island Airstrip.

Terreno y habitat

Estepa , Playa , Cañón/acantilado , Brezales , Pradera

Condiciones

Montañoso , Rocoso

Camino circular

No

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Puede ser útil

Camino difícil de andar

Caminata media

Accesible vía

A pie , Barco

Escondite de observación / plataforma

No

Información extra

Photo Southern Rockhopper penguins by Ben Tubby, CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0

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