41°43′36.11″S 72°41′6.11″W / 41.7266972°S 72.6850306°W The Caicura Islets (Spanish: Islas Caicura, Islotes Caicura) are a group of small islands located off the Pacific coast of northern Patagonia in Chile. More specifically they lie where the fjord Reloncaví Estuary meet Reloncaví Sound.[1][2] It is an important breeding site for marine birds and South American sea lions.[2] Prior to the settlement of the islands in the late 20th century there was also a Magellanic penguin colony on them.[2] Southern elephant seals have occasionally been observed at the islets.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Islas Caicuras: Un stitio de importancia para la conservación de la la biodiversidad de aves y mamíferos marinos del seno de Reloncaví" (in Spanish). University of Los Lagos. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ a b c d Cursach, Jaime A.; Vilugrón, Jonnathan; Rau, Jaime M.; Tobar, Claudio; Carlos, Carlos (2022). "Islas Caicura (41°S): sitio importante para la reproducción de aves y mamíferos marinos del seno de Reloncaví, sur de Chile". Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia (in Spanish). 50: 1–13. doi:10.22352/AIP202250003.