Foca Island (Peru)

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Foca Island
Isla Foca  (Spanish)
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Foca Island
Geography
Location Pacific Ocean
Coordinates 5°12′34″S81°12′23″W / 5.20944°S 81.20639°W / -5.20944; -81.20639 Coordinates: 5°12′34″S81°12′23″W / 5.20944°S 81.20639°W / -5.20944; -81.20639
Administration
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Piura
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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]

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  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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)