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  2. Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    The islands were also previously known as the Enchanted Isles or Islands (Islas Encantadas) from sailors' difficulty with the winds and currents around them; [7] as the Ecuador Archipelago (Archipiélago de Ecuador) or Archipelago of the Equator (Archipiélago del Ecuador) following their settlement by Ecuador in 1832; [8] and as the Colon or ...

  3. List of World Heritage Sites in Ecuador - Wikipedia

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    Ecuador accepted the convention on 16 June 1975, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [3] Ecuador has five sites on the list and a further five on the tentative list. The first two sites listed in Ecuador were the Galápagos Islands and the city of Quito , in 1978, which were also the first two sites inscribed to the ...

  4. List of islands of South America - Wikipedia

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    Toggle Ecuador subsection. 6.1 Pacific Ocean islands. 6.2 Lake Islands. 7 Falkland Islands. ... Patagonic Archipelago. Archipiélago de Tierra del Fuego.

  5. Galápagos National Park - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Galápagos Marine Reserve - Wikipedia

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    The Galápagos Islands and the surrounding waters represent one of the world’s most unusual ecosystems and are rich areas of biodiversity. Recently granted UNESCO World Heritage Site status, the Galápagos Marine Reserve is the largest marine reserve in a developing country and the second largest reserve in the world.

  7. Isabela Island (Galápagos) - Wikipedia

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    One of the youngest islands, Isabela is located on the western edge of the archipelago near the Galápagos hotspot. At approximately 1 million years old, the seahorse-shaped island was formed by the merger of six shield volcanoes; Alcedo, Cerro Azul, Darwin, [11] Ecuador, Sierra Negra, and Wolf. All of these volcanoes except Ecuador are still ...

  8. Tourism in Ecuador - Wikipedia

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    The Galápagos Archipelago is one of the largest scientific and tourist attractions of Ecuador; undoubtedly, it is the most known and famous attractive of the country. Currently, the number of visitors to the Galápagos reaches about 200 000 tourists per year.

  9. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno - Wikipedia

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    Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto βakeˈɾiso moˈɾeno]) is the capital of Galápagos Province, Ecuador.It is located on the southwestern coast of San Cristóbal, the easternmost island in the archipelago, and is the capital of San Cristóbal Canton.