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Playa Norte

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

What have people found?

Chilean blue mussel, patagonian hermit crab and tractor crab turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Giant kelp, swarming squat lobster and giant jacknife are the usual finds. ~27 distinct species have been recorded here.

Tide

We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.

View the predicted tide at Punta Árbol, 41 miles away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from March and December.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 650 feet 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. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Playa Norte?

Species records from iNaturalist

Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Swarming Squat LobsterGrimothea gregaria
Giant JacknifeEnsis macha
Tractor CrabPeltarion spinosulus
Chilean Blue MusselMytilus chilensis
Patagonian Hermit CrabPagurus comptus
Plumose AnemoneMetridium senile
Purple MusselPerumytilus purpuratus
Marine Prickly PearPolyzoa opuntia
Flattened CrabHalicarcinus planatus
Magellanic Copper LimpetNacella magellanica
Little Pink UrchinPseudechinus magellanicus
Cholga musselAulacomya atra
sea rodDistaplia cylindrica
Lesson's False LimpetSiphonaria lessonii
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