Isla de Lobos

Located northeast of the Fuerteventura is the familiar Islote de Lobos or Lobos Island. This small island is located in the Strait of Bacaina, counts as a district of the municipality of La Oliva.

The Island of Wolves is only about 6 square kilometers and about 13.7 kilometers of coastline, aa penalties 2 kilometers of Fuerteventura and about 8 of Lanzarote. From the beach of Corralejo you can clearly see the nearby islet, the channel that separates both islands is known by the name of The River or Paso de la Orchilla and does not have a depth that exceeds 10 meters. The maximum height of the small island is La Caldera, which reaches up to 127 meters of altitude.

The island owes its name to the fact that years ago some colonies of monk seals or Mediterranean monkeys (sea lions) were located on the island. The whole island is protected and has the name of Islote de Lobos Natural Park, has about 130 plant species and several types of birds such as the silver gull, the great bustard and the gray shearwater.Undoubtedly one of the treasures of the island are the seabed, which many scuba divers can enjoy.