- Idilesi: iPunta Arenas, malunga. Magdalena, eChile;
- Ubukhulu ngaphezu kweqondo lolwandle: 27 m;
- Indawo: 1 ikhilomitha yekhilomitha.
Isiqithi saseMagdalena siseNtlabeni yeMagellan , eningizimu yeChile . Ukususela ngo-1966 isi siqithi siye saba yindawo ekhuselekile kwaye isiye siba sisikhumbuzo sendalo. Ukususela ngoko, iMagdalena yipaki yesizwe, kunye nabemi abakhulu beepenguins, ama-cormorants kunye nama-seagull. Ugcino lubangele abavakhenkethi ngelokuba kunokwenzeka ukuhamba ngokukhululekile phakathi kwezigidi zeembambano zee-Magellanic zepenguins eziphatha iindwendwe njengezakhe.
Ulwazi jikelele
Ngomnyaka we-1520 uMagellan wavula ingqungquthela, wakhankanya kwisiqithi kuphela njengesithintelo esiyingozi kubadlali bamanxweme, njengoko wayekhankanywe kwincwadi yakhe edumileyo ethi "Uhambo Oluqala Kuphela Kwihlabathi". Kodwa kamva, wonk 'ubani ozifumene kwisiqithi, wayenomdla kwizilwanyana zakhe ezimangalisayo. Kwinqanaba elincinane lomhlaba ohlala kwii-colonies ezingaqhelekanga zeepenguins, ezaza kuqala kuthiwa yi "Magellanic". Kuza kubekho, kunamaqela angaphezu kwama-60,000.
Ngo-Agasti 1966, isiqithi saseMagdalena saziwa njengeSizwe sePaki. Ukususela ngelo xesha, abahambi kunye nabanqwelisi bahamba kuphela, kodwa nabo bafuna ukumangalisa umboniso omangalisayo owenziwe ngendalo. Enyanisweni, kwiminyaka engama-60 le mihlali ayikwazi ukufumana konke.
Ngowe-1982, isiqithi safumana isikhundla sesikhumbuzo esingokwemveli kwaye izikhulu zaseChile zaqala ukuhlawula ngakumbi. Iingcali ezininzi zazibona iipenguins, i-cormorants, i-gull kunye nezinye iidonaster ze-reserve. Ngokweengqiqo zamva nje, i-Magellanic penguins yakha i-95% yentaka-ntaka yesiqithi, into engenakuphikiswa kwesi siqithi.
Uphi isiqithi?
Isiqithi saseMagdalena siseekhilomitha ezingama-32 ukuya ngasentla-mpuma-mpuma kwendawo yesithili sasePunta Arenas . Unokuwufikelela elwandle ukusuka ePunta Arenas. Iinqanawa kunye neenqanawa zihamba zivela echwebeni, ezinokuqeshiswa kunye nesikhokelo. Isiqithi asinabemi, ngoko ke kubantu abavela khona unokubona kuphela abatyeleli abafanayo.