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The closest land mass is that of mainland Ecuador, the country to which they belong, 926 km (500 nmi) to the east. The islands are found at the coordinates 1°40'N–1°36'S, 89°16'–92°01'W. Straddling the equator, islands in the chain are located in both the northern and southern hemispheres, with Volcán Wolf and Volcán Ecuador on Isla ...
Española is one of Ecuador's Galápagos Islands. [3] Located at the extreme southeast of the archipelago, it is considered to be one of the oldest of the islands, having first formed approximately four million years ago. The climate is generally dry, receiving only a few inches of rain per year.
6 Ecuador. Toggle Ecuador subsection ... The following are lists of the islands of South America by country. Argentina. A map of Argentina ... Archipelago de La Reina ...
Bothnian Bay archipelago [1] Haparanda archipelago [2] Kalix archipelago [3] Luleå archipelago [4] Piteå archipelago [5] Skellefteå archipelago [6] Froan; Kvarken Archipelago; Norrbotten Archipelago; Oskarshamn archipelago; Pakri Islands; South Funen Archipelago; Swedish East Coast Archipelago Gräsö archipelago; Oskarshamn archipelago ...
The country also includes the Galápagos Islands (Archipiélago de Colón) in the Pacific, about 965 kilometers (600 mi) west of the mainland. Ecuador straddles the equator , from which it takes its name, and has an area of 256,371 square kilometers (98,985 sq mi).
The photo on the left is the Itabaca Channel and is located between two islands in the Galápagos, Ecuador. Looking at the aerial photo, Baltra Island, also known as South Seymour Island, is on the right and Santa Cruz Island is on the left. The Itabaca Channel is used by water taxis who take people from Baltra to Santa Cruz.
Name of the archipelago Number of islands, islets, reefs, coral reefs and cays Location (total number of islands) Archipelago Sea (Åland Archipelago): 50,000 (Approx.)
This is a list of island countries. An island is a landmass (smaller than a continent ) that is surrounded by water. [ 1 ] Many island countries are spread over an archipelago , as is the case with Indonesia , Japan , and the Philippines —these countries consist of thousands of islands.