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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 January 2025. There are 2 pending revisions awaiting review. Ecuadorian archipelago and protected area "Galápagos" redirects here. For the province, see Galápagos Province. For other uses, see Galápagos (disambiguation). Galápagos Islands Galapagos sea lion on San Cristóbal Island Geography ...
March is typically the warmest and wettest month, with temperatures as high as 30°C and as much as 80 mm of rainfall. [1] Temperature and rainfall vary with elevation, creating a range of microclimates on the higher islands. Average annual temperature declines an average of 0.9°C for every 100 meters of elevation, and rainfall increases.
The Galapagos penguin is currently one of the ... Fernandina and Isabela Islands provide rocky coastlines ... Climate events like El Niño significantly affect the ...
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.
Daphne Major is a volcanic island just north of Santa Cruz Island and just west of the Baltra Airport in the Archipelago of Colón, commonly known as the Galápagos Islands. [1] [2] It consists of a tuff crater, devoid of trees, whose rim rises 120 m (394 ft) above the sea.
English: The Cromwell Current stirs up the ocean on the west (leeward) side of the Galapagos, and brings cool, nutrient-rich water up from the ocean depths (Upwelling). ). The nutrients nourish phytoplankton, which form the base of the ocean’s food
The allure of the exotic Galapagos Islands can convert even a non-cruiser into an ocean-faring fan. Given that these legendary black-lava islands sit some 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador ...
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno is the oldest settlement in the Galápagos Islands. The El Progreso agricultural centre, located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the town, was established in 1879 as a Hacienda Progreso.