- Ikheli: Punta Arenas, cishe. Magdalena, Chile;
- Ubukhulu ngaphezu kwezilwandle: 27 m;
- Indawo: ikhilomitha elilodwa lesikwele.
Isiqhingi saseMagdalena siseStrait of Magellan , eningizimu yeChile . Kusukela ngo-1966 lesi siqhingi siye saba yindawo evikelekile futhi sesiba isikhumbuzo semvelo. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, iMagdalena iyi-park kazwelonke, enezakhamuzi eziyinhloko zamapenguins, izigubhu kanye nezinyoni ze-seagull. I-reserve igqugquzela izivakashi ngokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi uhambe ngokukhululekile phakathi kwezinkulungwane zezintambo ezimbili zokuhlala eziMagellanic penguins eziphatha izivakashi njengezakhe.
Ulwazi jikelele
Ngenkathi ngo-1520 uMagellan evula le nkinga, wabhekisela esiqhingini nje kuphela njengesithiyo esiyingozi kubadobi, njengoba esho encwadini yakhe edumile ethi "The First Trip In the Globe". Kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, wonke umuntu owazitholela esiqhingini, wayemthanda imfuyo yakhe emangalisayo. Emkhawulweni omncane wezwe owakhiwe ngamakholoni angavamile ama-penguin, kamuva aqala ukubizwa ngokuthi "Magellanic". Kuze kube manje, kunamabili angaphezu kuka-60,000.
Ngo-Agasti 1966, isiqhingi saseMagdalena sabonwa njengeNational Park. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, akuhambi nje kuphela abantu abahamba ngezinyawo nabasolwandle abangase bafike kuwo, kodwa futhi bafuna ukujabulela umbukiso omangalisayo owenziwe ngemvelo. Yiqiniso, kule minyaka engamashumi ayisithupha lo mnandi akakwazanga ukukhokhela konke.
Ngo-1982, lesi siqhingi sathola isimo sesikhumbuzo semvelo futhi iziphathimandla zaseChileya zaqala ukukhokha kakhulu. Ochwepheshe abaningi baphawula ama-penguin, ama-cormorants, izinkumbi nezinye izizindela ezigciniwe. Ngokwezibalo zamuva, i-Magellanic penguins yakha amaphesenti angu-95 e-bird of the island, okuyisici esingenakuphikwa esiqhingini.
Uphi isiqhingi?
Isiqhingi saseMagdalena sitholakala amakhilomitha angu-32 ukuya enyakatho-empumalanga yedolobha lesifunda sasePunta Arenas . Ungayifinyelela olwandle ukusuka ePunta Arenas. Izimoto nama-yachts zigijima kusukela echwebeni, ezingaqashwa kanye nomhlahlandlela. Lesi siqhingi asihlali muntu, ngakho-ke kubantu abakuleyo ndawo ungabona izivakashi ezifanayo kuphela.