Pinnacle/PelagicPatrimonio Mundial UNESCOÁrea Marina Protegida

Kicker Rock (León Dormido)

Ecuador · Galápagos, San Cristóbal

Profundidad: 10–30 mNivel: Advanced Open WaterJune-November

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A vertical rock formation shaped like a sleeping lion, more accessible than Darwin and Wolf but just as rich in wildlife.

Depth

10–30 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

15 m

Water temperature

23 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best time

June-November

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

90 USD / dive

World Heritage Marine protected area

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Best time: June-November
Approx. price: 90 USD / dive

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A vertical rock formation shaped like a sleeping lion, more accessible than Darwin and Wolf but just as rich in wildlife.

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

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18 species documented in Kicker Rock (León Dormido)

Lobo marino de Galápagos

Zalophus wollebaeki

Tiburón de Galápagos

Carcharhinus galapagensis

Fragata magnífica

Fregata magnificens

Piquero de patas azules

Sula nebouxii

Tortuga verde

Chelonia mydas

Bonito listado

Katsuwonus pelamis

Cangrejo Sally Lightfoot

Grapsus grapsus

Near Threatened

Coral de lóbulos

Porites lobata

Delfín mular

Tursiops truncatus

Iguana marina

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Lobo fino de Galápagos

Arctocephalus galapagoensis

Pez erizo

Diodon hystrix

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Ecosystem

Grandes pelágicos

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