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  2. Floreana Island - Wikipedia

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    Floreana is a shield volcano, which has erupted alkaline basalts since 1.5 Ma. 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.

  3. Asilo de la Paz - Wikipedia

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    Asilo de la Paz (English: Haven of Peace [1]) is a location on Floreana Island in the Galapagos archipelago. It is the site of Floreana's first human settlement, [1] and is now among the island's most popular tourist attractions. [2] The site has a maximum elevation of 450 meters above sea level. [3] Rock labyrinth at Asilo de la Paz

  4. I've been to the 13 main Galápagos Islands. Every traveler ...

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    Post Office Bay on Floreana Island is named after the islands' first post office. The office is a barrel placed by whalers on a small beach in the 1700s, where they would leave messages for other ...

  5. The Galapagos Affair - Wikipedia

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    The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden is a 2013 feature-length documentary directed by Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine. It is about a series of unsolved disappearances on the Galapagos island of Floreana in the 1930s among the largely European expatriate residents at the time.

  6. Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    Enderby Island - Besides of Isla Campéon, this island is another place where the Floreana mockingbird lives. Gardner Island (Galapagos) - In the Galapagos Islands, there are two places called Gardner Island. There is one island near Española, and one island near Floreana. Mosquera Island - Mosquera is one of the smallest islands in the ...

  7. Margret Wittmer - Wikipedia

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    She wrote about her experiences of being an early settler in the book Postlagernd Floreana. Erlebnisbericht deutscher Siedler (1959) (English title: Floreana: A Woman's Pilgrimage to the Galapagos). She returned to Germany in 1960 to present her book. [1] Margret's book attracted more German tourists to Floreana Island. She built several ...

  8. Cerro Pajas - Wikipedia

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    Cerro Pajas (also known as Cerro Paja or Cerro de pajas [1]) is an inactive volcano located in the south of Floreana Island in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. It is the highest peak on Floreana, with a maximum elevation of 640 meters above sea level. [1] [2] [3] [A]

  9. Patrick Watkins (sailor) - Wikipedia

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    Patrick Watkins was an Irish sailor who was marooned on Floreana, an island of the Galápagos Islands, from 1805 to 1809. [1] He is the first known permanent resident of the Galapagos. [ 2 ]

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