Foca Island (Peru)

Foca Island

Isla Foca (Spanish)
Foca Island
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	5°12′34″S81°12′23″W / 5.20944°S 81.20639°W / -5.20944; -81.20639
Administration
Peru
Region	Piura
Additional information
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)

Foca Island ^{[1] [2] [3]} (Spanish: Isla Foca) ^{[4] [5]} is an island in the Pacific Ocean located in the northern Peruvian region of Piura. The island is within the area of convergence of the Humboldt Current and the Equatorial Current, with the presence of marine species of both temperate and cold waters due to that phenomenon. ^{[6] [7] [1]}

References

1. Pauly, Daniel; Perú, Instituto del Mar del (1989). The Peruvian Upwelling Ecosystem: Dynamics and Interactions. WorldFish. pp. 346, 349. ISBN   9789711022471.
2. Cousteau, Jacques Yves; Sivirine, Alexis (1983). Jacques Cousteau's Calypso. H.N. Abrams. p. 102. ISBN   9780810907881.
3. Salomon, David (2012). Penguin-Pedia: Photographs and Facts from One Man's Search for the Penguins of the World. David Salomon. p. 271. ISBN   9781622093977.
4. Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 West Coast of South America Enroute. ProStar Publications. 2004. p. 35. ISBN   9781577855514.
5. Roy, Tui De; Jones, Mark; Cornthwaite, Julie (2014). Penguins: The Ultimate Guide. Princeton University Press. p. 214. ISBN   9780691162997.
6. BirdLife International (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Isla Foca.
7. Jorge Novoa Cova, Yuri Hooker Mantilla, Álvaro García Olaechea (2010). Naturaleza y Cultura Internacional - CONCYTEC (ed.). Isla Foca, Guía de Fauna Silvestre (in Spanish) (primera ed.). Piura: Cordibi. p. 112. ISBN   978-9972-50-108-1.