Lobos Island
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'''Islote de Lobos''' or '''Lobos Island'''<ref>
Literally translating as "Wolf Islet", the name means rather "Islet of the [[Mediterranean Monk Seal]]s". As there are no wolves in the Canaries, the largest local [[carnivore]] was colloquially referred to as ''lobo marinero'' ("sea wolf", compare [[sealion|sea-"lion"]]). Unfortunately, these animals are [[extinct]] in the Canaries, but should the species increase in numbers, Islote de Lobos could be re-colonized from the extant [[Desertas Islands]] population.</ref>
is a small island of the [[Canary Islands]] located between the islands of [[Fuerteventura]] and [[Lanzarote]]. It has an area of 6 km². It has been nature reserve without permanent human population since [[1982]]. The island is accessible to tourists via a short [[ferry]] ride from Fuerteventura, and it has day facilities and weekend homes of local fishermen. The local [[lighthouse]] was automated in [[1968]].
In [[1405]], Islote de Lobos served as resupply base for [[Jean de Béthencourt]]'s conquest of [[Fuerteventura]].
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Lobos Island lagoon.jpg|Lobos Island small lagoon
Image:Lobos_Island_Playa_de_la_Concha.jpg|Lobos Island Playa de la Concha, looking to Punta Saladero
Image:Lobos_Island_interior.jpg|Lobos Island interior
Image:Lobos_Island_interior_detail.jpg|Lobos Island interior detail
Image:Lobos_Island_desertification.jpg|Lobos Island desertification
Image:Lobos.JPG|Lobos Island buildings
</gallery>
==References==
*Pott, Joachim; Hüppe, Joachim & de la Torre, Wofredo Wildpret (2003): ''Die Kanarischen Inseln. Natur- und Kulturlandschaften]'' [''The Canary Islands. Natural and Cultural Landscapes'']. Ulmer, [[Stuttgart]]. 320 S., 295 color photos, 28 colored graphica, 3 tables. (presented and illustrated by ''Geobotanik'')
===Footnotes===
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[[Category:Islands of the Canary Islands]]
[[Category:Uninhabited islands]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.fuerteventura.com/lobos/index.shtml Isla Lobos]
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