Isla Pájaros Niños

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Isla Pájaros Niños is an inshore island near Algarrobo, Chile some 6.17 hectares in size.[1] It is home to a colony of 250-500 Humboldt penguins and Magellanic penguins which can be viewed from a nearby hilltop using binoculars. Access to the island is restricted to members of the adjacent yacht club.[2] The breakwater which connects the island to the mainland was constructed in 1977 and 1978. At that time, the island was estimated to support 800 penguins.[3] The island was declared a Protected Area in 1978.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Isla Pájaros Niños". bdrnap.mma.gob.cl. Retrieved 2020-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Fodors.com. "Islote Pájaros Niños Review - The Central Coast Chile - Sights". Fodor’s Travel. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  3. ^ "Penguin deaths more common, Chile (1978)". The Manhattan Mercury. 1978-08-08. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

Coordinates: 33°21′36″S 71°41′16″W / 33.36000°S 71.68778°W / -33.36000; -71.68778

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