Lobos is a small island of the Canary Islands located just 2 kilometres north of the island of Fuerteventura. It belongs to the municipality of La Oliva on the island of Fuerteventura. It has an area of 4.68 square kilometres. It has been a nature reserve since 1982.The island is accessible to tourists via a short ferry ride from Corralejo, in the north of Fuerteventura. It has day facilities and weekend homes of local fishermen. It offers hiking and snorkelling tours. At the northeastern end of the island is the Punta Martiño Lighthouse, the lighthouse keeper and his family were the last permanent inhabitants of Lobos, until the light was automated in the 1960s.
In 1405, Lobos Island served as resupply base for Jean de Béthencourt's conquest of Fuerteventura.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobos_Island
landingPages.LANDING_PAGE.DETAIL.ADDRESS 35640, Spain
landingPages.LANDING_PAGE.DETAIL.COORDINATES 28°45'4.252" N -13°49'27.862" E
