Isla Guamblin National Park
Basic ecotouristic information on Isla Guamblin National Park (Chile) which can be visited together with Albatros Travel and Expeditions - localization, access, characteristic, fauna and flora, possible activities.
Localization
Southern Chile - the most western island in the archipelago of the Chonos, 90 nautical miles to the northwest of Puerto Aguirre.
Access
Difficult - by charter boat only
Characteristic
106 km2; Small forested island - low highlands inland. Typical ecosystems: temperate zone forest (Always Green Oceanic Brushwood), marine and coastal biotopes.
Fauna + Flora
Mammals:
Seals, Sea-Lions and Walruses - Eared Seals (Otariidae): South America Sea Lion
Whales - Finner Whales (Balaenopteridae): Blue Whale
Birds:
Sphenisciformes - Penguins (Spheniscidae): Magellanic Penguin
Podicipediformes - Grebes (Podicipedidae): Great Grebe; Silvery Grebe; White-tufted Grebe
Tubenoses - Storm Petrels (Hydrobatidae): Wilson's Storm-petrel
- Fulmars, Prions, Shearwaters and Gadfly Petrels (Procellariidae): Southern Fulmar; Antarctic Giant-Petrel; White-chinned Petrel; Sooty Shearwater
- Diving Petrels (Pelecanoididae): Common Diving-Petrel; Magellanic Diving-Petrel
- Albatrosses (Diomedeaidae): Black-browed Albatross
Pelecaniformes - Cormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoarcidae): Neotropic Cormorant; Red-legged Cormorant; Imperial Shag; Rock Shag
Ciconiiformes - Herons, Egrets and Bitterns (Ardeidae): Black-crowned Night-Heron
Anseriformes - Gees, Swans and Ducks (Anatidae): Crested Duck; Kelp Goose; Yellow-billed Pintail; Flying Steamerduck; Chiloe Wigeon
Charadriiformes - Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae): Magellanic Oystercatcher
- Sheathbills (Chionididae): Snowy Sheathbill
- Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae): Chilean Skua; Southern Skua
- Gulls (Laridae): Brown-hooded Gull; Dolphin Gull; Franklin's Gull; Kelp Gull
Perching Birds - Tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae): Chestnut-throated Huet-huet; Chucao Tapaculo
Plants:
Dicotyledons:
Canellales - Winteraceae: Drimys winteri - dominant forest tree
Rosales - Rosaceae: Beach Strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis) - dominant plant species
Fagales - Nothofagaceae: Southern Beech Nothofagus nitida - dominant forest tree
Myrtales - Myrtaceae: Amomyrtus luma; Tepualia stipularis - dominant forest trees
Monocotyledons:
Poales - Grasses (Poaceae): Yorkshire Fog (Holcus lanatus) - dominant plant species
Possible activities
Boat cruises and sailingNote
No touristic infrastructure in the parkPicture - source aventuramerica
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