Cabo de Hornos National Park
Basic ecotouristic information on Cabo de Hornos National Park (Chile) which can be visited together with Albatros Travel and Expeditions - localization, access, characteristic, fauna and flora, possible activities.
Localization
Southernmost part of Chile (Terra del Fuego) - Cape Horn Archipelago
Access
Difficult - by boat or by air only
Characteristic
631 km2; Low rocky islands have minor altitudes that never go over the 300 meters, except for Piramide Hill, which is 400 meters high. Typical ecosystems: small patches of temperate zone forest, wetlands and peat bogs, alpine and marine ecosystems.
Fauna + Flora
Mammals:
Bats - Vespertilionidae: Small Big-eared Brown Bat (Histiotus montanus); Chilean Myotis (Myotis chiloensis)
Rodents - Mice (Muridae): Patagonian Chinchilla Mouse (Euneomys chinchilloides); Cape Horn Mouse (Akodon herskhovitzi); Yellow-nosed Mouse (Abrothrix xanthorhinus); Long-tailed Pygmy Rice Rat (Oligoryzomys longicaudatus)
Carnivores - Mustelidae: Marine Otter; Southern River Otter
- Dogs (Canidae): Culpeo Fox
Even-toed ungulates - Camels and Lamas (Camelidae): Guanaco
Birds:
Sphenisciformes - Penguins (Spheniscidae): Magellanic Penguin
Tubenoses - Fulmars, Prions, Shearwaters and Gadfly Petrels (Procellariidae): Antarctic Giant-Petrel
- Albatrosses (Diomedeidae): Black-browed Albatross
Pelecaniformes - Cormorants (Phalacrocoarcidae): Red-legged Cormorant
Anseriformes - Gees, Swans and Ducks (Anatidae): Ruddy-headed Goose; Upland Goose; Coscoroba Swan; Chiloe Wigeon
Charadriiformes - Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae): Blackish Oystercatcher; Magellanic Oystercatcher
Piciformes - Barbets (Capitonidae): Magellanic Woodpecker
Perching Birds - Tyrants (Tyrannidae): White-crested Elaenia; Rufous-backed Negrito
- Thrushes (Turdidae): Austral Thrush
- Buntings, American Sparrows, Juncos, etc. (Emberizidae): Patagonian Sierra-Finch; Patagonian Yellow-Finch
Fish:
Osmeriformes - - galaxiids (Galaxiidae): Aplochiton teaniatus; Galaxias maculatus and G. platei
Plants:
Conifers:
Cupressales - Cupressaceae: Pilgerodendron uviferum
Podocarpales - Podocarpaceae: Lepidopthamnus fonkii
Dicotyledons:
Canellales - Winteraceae: Winter´s Bark (Drimys winteri)
Asterales - Donatiaceae: Donatia fascicularis
Monocotyledons:
Asparagales - Asteliaceae: Astelia pumilia
Around 1000 species of mosses, liverworts and lichens
Possible activities
Sailing; photographyNote
It is the world's southernmost national park.
Biosphere reserve of UNESCO
Best time to visit X-III
Picture - source wikipedia
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