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Ordnance Point

Tierra del Fuego · Falkland Islands

What have people found?

Octamerous anemone, saffron sea cucumber and tractor crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Giant kelp, naked green sea urchin and patagonian hermit crab are the usual finds. ~37 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 Ordnance Point for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~3:00~16:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~4:00~17:30
  3. Tue 17 Nov~5:00~18:30

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 March and November.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 850 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 Ordnance Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Naked Green Sea UrchinArbacia dufresnii
Photinastoma taeniatumPhotinastoma taeniatum
Patagonian Hermit CrabPagurus comptus
Octamerous AnemoneBunodactis octoradiata
Saffron Sea CucumberCladodactyla crocea
Tractor CrabPeltarion spinosulus
Paractis impatiensParactis impatiens
Cellaria malvinensisCellaria malvinensis
Edible Chilean Sea UrchinLoxechinus albus
Cinderella Sea StarAnasterias antarctica
Cholga musselAulacomya atra
Diplopteraster verrucosusDiplopteraster verrucosus
Austrocidaris canaliculataAustrocidaris canaliculata
Perkinsiana antarcticaPerkinsiana antarctica
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