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  2. Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the Equator 900 km (560 mi) west of the mainland of South America. They form the Galápagos Province of the Republic of Ecuador , with a population of slightly over 33,000 (2020) .

  3. List of World Heritage Sites in Ecuador - Wikipedia

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    The unusual animals inspired Charles Darwin, who visited the islands in 1835, to develop his theory of evolution. Volcanic processes are constantly reshaping the islands. A sigfinicant boundary modification took place in 2001. [5] City of Quito: Pichincha: 1978 2; ii, iv (cultural) Quito was founded by the Spanish in 1534 on the ruins of an ...

  4. Galápagos National Park - Wikipedia

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    A UNESCO mission arrived in Galapagos on 29 April to study the progress made since 2007. A favorite of visitors to the Galapagos is Tortuga Bay, located on the Santa Cruz Island, about a 20-minute walk from the main water taxi dock in Puerto Ayora. The walking path is 1.55 miles (2,490 m) and is open from six in the morning to six in the evening.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Floreana Island - Wikipedia

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    It is the southernmost island in the Galapagos Archipelago, and a 3,400 m submarine escarpment 10 km south of the island forms the southern boundary of the Galapagos Platform. There are over 50 scoria cones onshore and 6 tuff cones offshore.

  7. Española Island - Wikipedia

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    Topographic map of Española Gardner Bay Highly colored individual of the venustissimus subspecies endemic to Española and Floreana Islands. Española or Espanola Island (Spanish: Isla Española) is the most southerly of the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador, about a 10 to 12-hour trip by boat from Santa Cruz.

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