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Punta Árbol

Provincia de Magallanes, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena · Chile

What have people found?

Magellanic unicorn and spoon luga turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Giant kelp, magellanic copper limpet and swarming squat lobster are the usual finds. ~15 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Punta Árbol for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~12:00in the dark~22:00
  2. Mon 16 Nov~13:00in the dark~22:30
  3. Tue 17 Nov~14:00in the dark~23:30

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from January and March.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 900 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code

What lives at Punta Árbol?

Species records from iNaturalist

Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Magellanic Copper LimpetNacella magellanica
Swarming Squat LobsterGrimothea gregaria
spoon lugaMazzaella laminarioides
Magellanic UnicornAcanthina monodon
Notochthamalus scabrosusNotochthamalus scabrosus
Tractor CrabPeltarion spinosulus
GutweedUlva intestinalis
Purple MusselPerumytilus purpuratus
Camouflaged Spiny Sea CradlePlaxiphora aurata
Common Fjord Sea StarCosmasterias lurida
sea rodDistaplia cylindrica
Small Banded Keyhole LimpetFissurella oriens
Nacella mytilinaNacella mytilina
Paractis impatiensParactis impatiens
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