Punta Albemarle
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Punta Albemarle
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SITE OVERVIEW
Punta Albemarle is on the northernmost point of Isabela Island. Go on a zodiac cruise along the mangrove forest-covered coastline and look for marine iguanas resting on rocks or swimming in the ocean with their tails moving from side to side as they search for red algae to fill their hungry appetites. Search for flightless cormorants swimming in the ocean with nesting material in their beaks. On land, view the remains of an old radar station. This area was used by the U.S. military during World War II to protect the waterways of the Panama Canal from the Japanese forces.
Destination | Isabela Island |
Activities | Hike (1.2 mi / 2 km) |
Inhabitants | No |
Type of Landing | Dry landing |
Tours Allowed | Cruise ship or by yacht |
LOCATION
FAUNA
Medium tree finch | Camarhynchus pauper - E |
Short eared owl | Asio flammeus galapagoensis - ES |
Galapagos dove | Zenaida galapagoensis - E |
Cattle egret | Bubulcus ibis - R |
Vermilion flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus - R |
Small tree finch | Camarhynchus parvulus - E |
Galapagos petrel | Pterodroma phaeopygia - E |
FLORA
Tree scalesia | Scalesia Pedunculata - E |
Cat's claw | Zanthoxylum fagara - N |
Air plant | Bryophyllum pinnatum - I |
Galapagos croton or chala | Croton scouleri - E |
Needle leafed daisy | Macraea laricifolia - E |
Quinine tree | Cinchona pubescens - I |
Spanish cedar | Cedrela odorata - I |
Common guava | Psidium guajava - I |
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