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Dymaxion map (Fuller map) with continental landmasses (I,II,III,IV) and largest islands (1–30) roughly to scale. This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown.
Isabela Island (Spanish: Isla Isabela) is the largest of the Galápagos Islands, with an area of 4,586 km 2 (1,771 sq mi) and a length of 100 km (62 mi). By itself, it is larger than all the other islands in the chain combined, and it has a little under 2,000 permanent inhabitants. The island straddles the equator.
The largest of the islands, Isabela, measures 2,250 square miles (5,800 km 2) [17] and makes up close to three-quarters of the total land area of the Galápagos. Volcán Wolf on Isabela is the highest point, with an elevation of 1,707 m (5,600 ft) above sea level.
square mil; square thou: sq mil ≡ 1 mil × 1 mil = 6.4516 × 10 −10 m 2: square mile: sq mi ≡ 1 mi × 1 mi ≡ 2.589 988 110 336 × 10 6 m 2: square mile (US Survey) sq mi ≡ 1 mi (US) × 1 mi (US) ≈ 2.589 998 47 × 10 6 m 2: square rod/pole/perch: sq rd ≡ 1 rd × 1 rd = 25.292 852 64 m 2: square yard (International) sq yd ≡ 1 yd ...
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society also maintains an office in Puerto Ayora, on the island of Santa Cruz. In November 2021, President Guillermo Lasso announced the expansion of the reserve by 50%, adding 23,000 sq mi (60,000 km 2) to protect submarine mountains northeast of the islands as the Hermandad Marine Reserve.
Wolf Island (Spanish: Isla Wolf) is a small island in the northern Galápagos Islands. It has an area of 1.3 km 2 (0.5 sq mi) and a maximum altitude of 253 m (830 ft) above sea level . The island is remote from the main archipelago and has no permanent population.
The island, which consists of two overlapping volcanoes, has an area of 585 square kilometers (226 sq mi) and a maximum altitude of 907 meters (2,976 ft), atop the northwestern shield volcano. The volcano in the island's southeast erupted along a linear fissure and is much lower. The oldest lava flows on the island date back to 750,000 years ago.
The islet has a total land area of 1.2 square kilometres (0.5 square miles), and consists of an extinct volcano and a variety of red, orange, green, and glistening black volcanic formations. A planked 114-metre hiking trail leads up the side of Bartolomé's volcanic cone. The summit provides views across the water to other islands in the ...