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Description
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Located
in the Strait of Magellan, latitude 52°51’ south and longitude
70°34’ west, 20 nautical miles north of Punta Arenas.
Navigation along the Strait for 2 hours on the same route taken
by Francis Drake, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Ferdinand Magellan
and Charles Darwin. Disembark on Magdalena Island.
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wild area was declared a National Park and a Natural Monument in
1982.
The objective is to protect the birds-penguins of this island. There
are approximately 60,000 pairs of Magellan penguins, being one of
the largest penguin colony in southern Chile.
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The
season to go there is from December to February. The landing craft
leaves Tres Puentes terminal in Punta Arenas at 16:00 P.M. on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, and returns at 21:30 P.M. (This schedule must be confirmed in advance)
Service provided by : Landing craft Melinka
Crossing Time : 2 hours approx.
Distance : 20 miles
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Departure
Times
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Departure times can be changed due to weather, tide or traffic conditions. |
Information
about this service
Service every days at 15:00 hours.
Price
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Adults |
$25.000.-
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Children |
$12.500.-
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further information about prices for this or other services, contact
us.
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