Wall/PelagicPatrimonio Mundial UNESCOÁrea Marina Protegida

Wolf Island

Ecuador · Galápagos

Profundidad: 10–40 mNivel: Advanced, drift divingJune-November

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A remote island reachable only on diving cruises; strong currents that draw large pelagic wildlife.

Depth

10–40 m

Recommended level

Advanced, drift diving

Average visibility

20 m

Water temperature

24 °C

Current

Very strong

Access

Liveaboard

Best time

June-November

Length of its routes

6–8 days

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

300 USD / dive

Ocean World Heritage Marine protected area

Plan your dive

Best time: June-November
Length of its routes: 6–8 days
Approx. price: 300 USD / dive

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Protection status

Parque Nacional Galápagos (1959) y Reserva Marina de Galápagos (ampliada en 1998 hasta unos 133.000 km²). En 2016 se creó un santuario sin pesca en torno a Darwin y Wolf; en 2022 se sumó la Reserva de la Hermandad, corredor migratorio hacia Coco, Coiba y Malpelo

UNESCO designation

Patrimonio Mundial (Islas Galápagos, uno de los primeros bienes inscritos en 1978; la Reserva Marina se incorporó como extensión en 2001)

Sources consulted: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (ficha 1); Galapagos Travel Center; Columbus Travel; Rebecca Adventure Travel

Location

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28 species documented in Wolf Island

Lobo marino de Galápagos

Zalophus wollebaeki

Tiburón de Galápagos

Carcharhinus galapagensis

Tiburón sedoso

Carcharhinus falciformis

Atún de aleta amarilla

Thunnus albacares

Delfín mular

Tursiops truncatus

Tiburón ballena

Rhincodon typus

Tortuga verde

Chelonia mydas

Bonito listado

Katsuwonus pelamis

Cachalote

Physeter macrocephalus

Cangrejo Sally Lightfoot

Grapsus grapsus

Near Threatened

Coral de lóbulos

Porites lobata

Delfín manchado

Stenella attenuata

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Ecosystem

ParedGrandes pelágicos

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