Lobos Island 1865383 225516966 2008-07-14T02:48:11Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[ro:Insula Lupilor]] '''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=== <references/> {{Canaries-geo-stub}} {{coor title dm|28|45|N|13|49|W|type:isle}} [[Category:Islands of the Canary Islands]] [[Category:Uninhabited islands]] == External links == *[http://www.fuerteventura.com/lobos/index.shtml Isla Lobos] [[de:Los Lobos (Insel)]] [[es:Isla de Lobos]] [[eu:Lobos]] [[fr:Los Lobos (îles Canaries)]] [[gl:Illa de Lobos]] [[nl:Isla de Lobos]] [[pl:Lobos (Wyspy Kanaryjskie)]] [[pt:Ilha de Lobos]] [[ro:Insula Lupilor]] [[sv:Isla de Lobos]]