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  2. Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    The closest land mass is that of mainland Ecuador, the country to which they belong, 926 km (500 nmi) to the east. The islands are found at the coordinates 1°40'N–1°36'S, 89°16'–92°01'W. Straddling the equator, islands in the chain are located in both the northern and southern hemispheres, with Volcán Wolf and Volcán Ecuador on Isla ...

  3. List of archipelagos - Wikipedia

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    Bothnian Bay archipelago [1] Haparanda archipelago [2] Kalix archipelago [3] Luleå archipelago [4] Piteå archipelago [5] Skellefteå archipelago [6] Froan; Kvarken Archipelago; Norrbotten Archipelago; Oskarshamn archipelago; Pakri Islands; South Funen Archipelago; Swedish East Coast Archipelago Gräsö archipelago; Oskarshamn archipelago ...

  4. 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.

  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. Geography of Ecuador - Wikipedia

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    Ecuador is a country in western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, for which the country is named. Ecuador encompasses a wide range of natural formations and climates, from the desert -like southern coast to the snowcapped peaks of the Andes mountain range to the plains of the Amazon Basin .

  7. Floreana Island - Wikipedia

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    Floreana Island (Spanish: Isla Floreana) is a southern island in Ecuador's Galápagos Archipelago. The island has an area of 173 km 2 (67 sq mi). It was formed by volcanic eruption. The island's highest point is Cerro Pajas at 640 m (2,100 ft), which is also the highest point of the volcano like most of the smaller islands of Galápagos. The ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Pinta Island - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish name Pinta—an adjective meaning "spotted"—honors the Pinta, the nickname of one of the three ships of Christopher Columbus's first voyage. Santa Maria Island is similarly named for another one of his vessels and Pinzón Island is partially named for the Pinta's captain Martín Alonso Pinzón.