Los Lobos Island

Lobos and also known as Los Lobos, a small island of the Canary Islands (Spain), which is located just 2 km (1 mile) north of the island of Fuerteventura. Politically this island belongs to the municipality of La Oliva in Fuerteventura island .Lobos

About Lobos Island

An island area of ​​about 4.68 square kilometers (1.8 square miles). Which it was a nature reserve since 1982. Featuring the island attracts many visitors for tourism through accessed through a short ferry ride from Corralejo, in the north of Fuerteventura. Canary Islands have Islan many interesting facilities for visitors. It included the EU Commission now Lobos island for the Spanish regions within the special bird protection areas.

Geographically

Lobos Island, like the rest of the Canary Islands, a volcanic island. Estimated age between 6000 and 8000 years. The highest point is a volcanic caldera on the island, up 127 meters (417 feet) above sea level. And it includes the small island of the lake, with the lack of rain that creates arid areas.

Animals and plants

Lobos island has a large number of natural habitats, in spite of being in the desert region, and with the natural volcanic landscape. There are more than 130 species of plants are very attractive because of the shape and color.

There are many important and special Bird Island, which features a large variety of seabirds group, nesting on the cliffs and rocks. Among these species are Cinderella Shearwater, and herring gull. In addition to the birds can monitor how the great diversity of fish in its waters, where there are frequent Canary fish, barracuda, hammerhead shark's head, bream and fish scheme.

Because of the great environmental diversity, has been allocated the site as a protected natural park, it has also been declared as a Special Protection (SPA) for birds.

Tourism

The island is popular and has a distinctive place for day trips for tourists visiting Lobos Island of Fuerteventura and who have a desire to plants, animals and geology. There are regular boat services from the port of Corralejo during daylight hours. To protect the landscape of the island of Lobos from human influence, access to restricted areas and confined to a series of hiking trails, which is characterized by marked trend in the protection of protected areas. Tracks, visitors take the boat from the diverse landscape views wharf, including to the lighthouse at Punto Martino and to the top of the caldera. There are small sea lake reserve, with provision for showers sandy beach.

Visitors can get a residence permit from the local government office environment of Fuerteventura in the camp, located on the island, for a maximum of three nights in one of the known sites in the name of "carpintero" (carpenter).

the climate

Lobos is a small island attractive and that can be seen off the coast of Corralejo, between Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. It is believed that the island back to 2 million years old, making it one of the small islands of Fuerteventura, compared to the nearly 20 million years ago. Climate Lobos Island semi-arid with moderate temperatures and an average temperature of about 18ºC. There are a continuation of the winds, which increases the injury landscapes drought.

Until 1968, it was the sole inhabitants on the island were the guardians of the lighthouse and their families, where the island was in isolation, which allowed to keep them until now.

How to get to the island of Lobos

There are small boats that Atsaadk access to the island back and forth every day, so that visitors can enjoy walking around the central volcano, sunbathing and swimming in the sheltered bays.