Galapagos

**Galapagos Islands**
	Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, part of Ecuador since 1832
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Instance of	archipelago; WWF ecoregion; tourist attraction;
Named after	Chelonoidis nigra nigra;
Location	Galápagos Province, EC
Located in or next to body of water	Pacific Ocean;
Capital	Puerto Baquerizo Moreno;
Has part(s)	Baltra Island; Bartolomé Island; Wolf Island; Santiago Island; Santa Fe Island; Santa Cruz Island; San Cristóbal Island; Rábida Island; Pinta Island; Pinzón Island; North Seymour Island; Marchena Island; Isabela Island; Genovesa Island; Floreana Island; Fernandina Island; Española Island; Darwin Island; Daphne Major; South Plaza Island; …;
Time of discovery or invention	10 March 1535;
Highest point	Volcán Wolf;
Population	25,000 (2010);
Area	7,880 km²;
Elevation above sea level	1,707 m;
Different from	Galápagos; Galápagos Province;
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	0° 40′ 00″ S, 90° 33′ 00″ W
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Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

<nowiki>Islas Galápagos; Galápagoseyjar; Kepulauan Galápagos; Galapagas Ailen; Галапагоски острови; Galapagos Adaları; 加拉帕戈斯群島; Galapagos; Галапагос; Galápagosöarna; Галапагас; Галапагоські острови; Galapagos adalary; 加拉巴哥群島; Galapagi; Галапагос; گالپاگوس تاقىم ئارىلى; Galapagosoyggjar; Galapagoj; Галапагос; Galapagoska ostrva; Islas Galapagos; গালাপাগোস দ্বীপপুঞ্জ; îles Galápagos; Kapuloan Galápagos; Otočje Galápagos; ގަލާޕެގޮސް އައިލެންޑްސް; Galapágy; Galápagos; גאלאפאגאס אינזלען; गालापागोस द्वीपसमूह; Galapágy; Quần đảo Galápagos; جزائر گالاپاگوس; Galapagu salas; Galápagos-eilande; Галапагос; Galapagoseilanden; Galapagos orollari; Galápagos; Ҷазираҳои Галапагос; Galápagosinselen; Galápagos Kûn-tó; Galápagosøyene; Qalapaqos adaları; Kapulauan Galapagos; Kepulauan Galápagos; ಗಲಾಪಗೋಸ್ ದ್ವೀಪಗಳು; دوورگەکانی گالاپاگۆس; Galapagos Islands; أرخبيل غالاباغوس; Inizi Galápagos; Галапагосын Арлууд; ဂါလာပါဂိုးကျွန်းများ; 加拉帕戈斯群島; Галапагос; ગેલાપાગોસ આઈલેન્ડ; Insulele Galápagos; Galapagoak; איי גלאפגוס; Islles Galápagos; Галапагос; Галапагос; Galapagosinseln; Galapagoseilannen; Ishujt Galapagos; Գալապագոսյան կղզիներ; 科隆群岛; Galápagosøerne; გალაპაგოსის კუნძულები; ガラパゴス諸島; గాలాపాగోస్ దీవులు; illes Galápagos; Kapuropod-an Galápagos; Галапагос ошмаотывлӓ; ගැලපගස් දුපත්; Insulae Galapagenses; गालापागोस टापू; गैलापागोस द्वीपसमूह; 科隆群岛; ਗਲਾਪਾਗੋਸ ਦੀਪ ਸਮੂਹ; Galapagos Eilunen; Isolas Galapagos; Галапагос утраулары; கலாபகசுத் தீவுகள்; Galápagos; گالاپاگوس; Galápagos-Inseln; Ynysoedd y Galapagos; Галяпагаскія астравы; Oileáin Galápagos; Otočje Galápagos; Galápagose saared; Galapagoseilaanden; Галапагос аралдары; Galapagos; Galápagos; Gżejjer Galapagos; Moutere Galápagos; Galápagossaaret; Galapagai; Galapaški otoki; Mga Pulo ng Galápagos; Galapagos Islands; Ꭶ⁠Ꮃ⁠Ꮖ⁠Ꭺ⁠Ꮝ⁠ ᎠᎽᏰᎵ; หมู่เกาะกาลาปาโกส; Galapagos; ഗാലപ്പഗോസ് ദ്വീപുകൾ; 加拉巴哥群島; Galápagos-szigetek; Yawatisuyu; جزائر گالاپاگوز; Galápagos-Ailounde; Illas Galápagos; 갈라파고스 제도; Νησιά Γκαλάπαγος; Galápagosøyane; arcipelago ecuadoriano; эквадордун провинциясы жана аралдар тобу; архіпэляг Ціхага акіяну; Тынық мұхитындағы архипелаг; archipiélagu del océanu Pacíficu allugáu a 972 km de la mariña d'Ecuador; архипелаг в Тихом океане; archipel de l'océan Pacifique et province de l'Équateur; Inselgruppe im Pazifischen Ozean; arquipélago do Equador no Oceano Pacífico; arċipelagu fl-Oċean Paċifiku; arhipelāgs Klusajā okeānā, pie Dienvidamerikas krastiem; 厄瓜多爾附屬群島; Øygruppe i Stillehavet; súostrovie vo východnej časti Tichého oceánu; 東太平洋にあるエクアドルの諸島; Ecuadorille kuuluva saariryhmä Tyynellämerellä; szigetcsoport, tartomány Ecuadorban; Archipel am Pazifeschen Ozean ëm den Equator; archipiélago ecuatoriano en el océano Pacífico; провінція Еквадору, що складається з архіпелагу в Тихому океані; archipel in Ecuador; ögrupp som tillhör Ecuador; קבוצת איים באוקיינוס השקט; kepulauan di Ekuador; 갈라파고스주의 에콰도르 영토; Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, part of Ecuador since 1832; أرخبيل جزر بركانية في المحيط الهادئ تابع للإكوادور; souostroví v Tichém oceánu; arxipèlag de la República de l'Equador; Archipiélago de Colón; Región Insular de Ecuador; Region Insular de Ecuador; Galápagos; Archipiélago de Colon; Región Insular del Ecuador; Islas Galapagos; Archipielago de Colon; Galapagos; Region Insular del Ecuador; Archipiélago de Galápagos; Islas de los Galápagos; Archipiélago de los Galápagos; las Encantadas; Islas Encantadas; I. Encantadas; Encantadas; Yslas de Galapagos; Yas. de Galapagos; Islas de Galpagos; Y. de Galapagos; I. de Galápagos; Ias. de Galápagos; Yslas de Galápagos; Y. de Galápagos; Galapagos; Galapagoseyjar; Galápagos; Kepulauan Galapagos; Костенуркови острови; Галапагос; Острови Галапагос; Insulele galapagos; Galapagos; Arhipelagul Galapagos; Korytnačie ostrovy; Ґалапаґоські острови; Галапагоський архіпелаг; Galapagos Orollari; Galapagos; Insuloj Galapagoj; Galápagos; Galapaga Insularo; Galapagos Insularo; Galapagoška Ostrva; Galapagos; Galapagos Ostrva; Galapagos; গ্যালাপাগোস দ্বীপপুঞ্জ; Islas de Colon; Islas de Colón; Archipel des Galápagos; Iles Galápagos; Galápagos Islands; Îles Galapagos; Îles de Colon; Archipiélago de Colón; Galápagos; Archipiélago de Colon; Galapagos Islands; Îles de Colón; Archipel de Colón; Galapagos; Iles Galapagos; Archipel des Galapagos; Archipel de Colon; Îles-Enchantées; Îles Enchantées; Iles-Enchantées; Iles Enchantées; Kapuloan Galapagos; Galápagos; Galapagos; Otočje Galapagos; Galapagoško otočje; गालापागोस; गॅलापागोस; Quần đảo Galapagos; Đảo Galápagos; Galápagos; Galápagos Islands; Galápagos Eilande; Galápagoseilende; Galapagos-eilande; Galapagos eilande; Острва Галапагос; Галапагоска острва; Galápagos-Inselen; Galapagos-Inselen; Galápagos; Galapagosinselen; Archipiélago de Colón; Galápagos; Galápagos-øyene; Galápagos Islands; Galápagos-øyane; Galapagosøyane; Galápagos-øygruppa; Galapagos; Galapagosøyene; Galapagos-øyane; Galápagosarkipel; Galápagos; Galapagos; Galápagosarkipelet; Galapagos-øyene; Galápagos-øyene; Galapagosøyene; ಗಲಾಪಗಸ್ ದ್ವೀಪಗಳು; Galapagos; Inchanted Islands; Enchanted Islands; the Galapagos; the Galapagoses; Galapagoses; Insular Region; Insular Region of Ecuador; Galapagos Archipelago; Colon Archipelago; Colon Islands; Colons; Galápagos Islands; Galápagos Archipelago; Galápagoses; Enchanted Isles; Inchanteds; Enchanteds; Ecuador Archipelago; Archipelago of Ecuador; Archipelago of the Equator; Islands of the Equator; Columbus Islands; Columbus Archipelago; Archipelago of Columbus; Archipelago of Colon; Las Encantadas; Bewitched Islands; Gallapagos Islands; Gallapagos Isl.; Isles of Gallapagos; I. Gallapagos; Gallapagos; Gallapagos I.; غالاباغوس; جزر الغالاباغوس; جزر جلاباجوس; جزر غالاباغوس; جلابا جوس; جالاباجوس; Inizi Galapagos; Galápagos Islands; Galapagos-szigetek; Kolonen uhartedia; Galapago Uharteak; Illes Galàpagos; Galàpagos; Islas Galápagos; Galápagos; Ynysoedd Galapagos; Ynysoedd Galápagos; Oileáin Ghalápagos; گالاپاگس; جزایر گالاپاگوس; جزایر گالاپاگس; 加拉帕戈斯群岛; 加拉帕戈斯; 加拉巴哥群島; 科隆群島; Galapagos; Galapagosøerne; Galapagos-øerne; გალაპაგოსი; გალაპაგოსის არქიპელაგი; גלפגוס; גלפאגוס; איי גלפגוס; ארכיפלגו דה קולון; איי גלפאגוס; גלאפגוס; Galapagos; Insulae Testudinariae; Galapagenses Insulae; Insulae de los Galopegos; गैलापागोस द्वीप समूह; Galapagos-saaret; Galápagos-saaret; Galapagossaaret; Galapagos; Галапагос; காலபாகசுத் தீவுகள்; கலாபகோஸ் தீவுகள்; கலபகோஸ் ஐலன்ட்ஸ்; Galapagos Islands; Arcipelago delle Galapagos; Isole Galápagos; Isole Galapagos; Galapagos; Arcipelago del Colon; Colon; Galapagos; Colóni saarestik; Galapagose saared; Galápagos; Arquipélago de Colombo; Arquipélago de Galápagos; Ilha de Galápagos; Ilhas Galápagos; Galápagos Islands; Islas Galápagos; Galapagos; Galapágos; Il-Galapagos; Colón Kûn-tó; Галапагос аралдары; Galapagos; Galapagų salos; Galapagos; Galapaško otočje; Galápagos; Galapagos Islands; หมู่เกาะกะลาปากอส; Galápagos; กาลาปากอส; กาลาปาโกส; หมู่เกาะกาลาปากอส; Архіпелаг Калон; Чарапашыя астравы; Galapagos; Kepulauan Galapagos; Wyspy Galapagos; Wyspy Galápagos; Wyspy Żółwie; Galápagos Islands; Kapuropod-an Galapagos; Kapuropud-an Galápagos; Galapagos; Galapagos Islands; Galapagos Eilanden; Galapos eilanden; Galápagos-eilanden; Galapagos-eilanden; Galápagoseilanden; Galapagos; Galapagosarkipelagen; Galapagosöarna; Galapagos-Inseln; Archipélago de Colón; Archipelago de Colon; Galápagos-Inseln; Galápagos-Archipel; Galápagosinseln; Archipiélago de Colón; Galapagos-Inseln; Islas Galapagos; Kolumbusarchipel; Galapagos-Insel; Galapagos-Archipel; Galápagos-Insel; Archipielago de Colon; Galápagos Adaları; Galápagos; Черепашьи острова; Галапагосский архипелаг; Галапагосские острова; Γκαλαπάγκος; Νησιά Γκαλαπάγκος; Γκαλάπαγος; 갈라파고스 섬; 콜론 제도; 갈라파고스; 갈라파고스 군도</nowiki>

Islands[edit]

Isla Bartolome
Satellite photo

San Cristóbal[edit]

León Dormido (in English : Kicker Rock)

Santa Cruz[edit]

Galápagos Tortoise - Chelonoidis nigra on Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
Side angle shot of a Gigantic Galapagos Turtle, Chelonoidis nigra on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Gigantic Galapagos Turtle, Chelonoidis nigra on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Gigantic Galapagos Turtle, Chelonoidis nigra on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Gigantic Galapagos Turtles, Chelonoidis nigra on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Gigantic Galapagos Turtle, Chelonoidis nigra on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Overhead view of a Chelonoidis nigra on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Gigantic Galapagos Turtle, Chelonoidis nigra on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Two ducks on the island of Santa Cruz, in the Galapagos Islands
Marine Iguana - Amblyrhynchus cristatus on the beach at Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos on the Island of Santa Cruz
Tortuga Bay on Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Galápagos Islands Santa Cruz - swimming in Puerto Ayora
Tortuga Bay, a marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Galápagos Island of Santa Cruz
Water Taxi Puerto Ayora, Galapagos - Island of Santa Cruz
Sail Boats and Motor Boats in Puerto Ayora Galapagos - Island of Santa Cruz
Galapagos, flying out of Baltra on the right with the Island of Santa Cruz on the left and in the middle is the Itabaca Channel
Taken from an airplane of the coast of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos
Boats in Puerto Ayora on the Island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos
Sailboat in Puerto Ayora on the Island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Home on Puerto Ayora Island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands
Whitetip reef shark in the Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz
Entrance to the Lava tunnel on the Island of Santa Cruz
Entrance to the Lava tunnel on the Island of Santa Cruz
Lava tunnel on the Island of Santa Cruz
Lava tunnel on the Island of Santa Cruz
Community Building in Puerto Ayora Island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands named after "Miguel Cifuentes Arias"
Fresh Water Swimming in the Galapagos on the Island of Santa, Galapagos
Santa Cruz (Galápagos), Puerto Ayora, an unedited photo taken by me at night
Yellow Land Iguana at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos
Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos
Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos
Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos
Iguana on the beach at the Charles Darwin Research Station.
Iguana & Turtle sign at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos
Gigantic Tortuga at the Charles Darwin Research Station Galapagos
Turtle sign at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos
At the Tortuga Bay beach in the Galapagos
Start of the Walking path to Tortuga Bay
Walking path to Tortuga Bay with the Pacific Ocean in view
End of the Walking path to Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz
Tortuga Bay - Island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Amblyrhynchus cristatus on the Volcanic rock, Tortuga Bay.
Grapsus grapsus - A multi colored crab on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Volcanic rocks & the Pacific Ocean at Tortuga Bay.
Marine Iguana - Amblyrhynchus cristatus, on the beach at Tortuga Bay
Tortuga Bay - Island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Lava rocks on Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos
Crab walking on the beach at Tortuga Bay
Grapsus grapsus Multi Color Crab walking on the lava rocks on Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos
Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos showing Lava Rocks and the Surf
A gigantic galapagos tortuga - Chelonoidis nigra, next to the walking path to Tortuga Bay
Whitetip reef shark - Triaenodon obesus, in the Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz
Birds - Aves in the water at Tortuga Bay
Tortuga Bay

North Seymour[edit]

The beach at North Seymour Island in the Galapagos
A Galapagos Land Iguana on the North Seymour Island in the Galapagos
Beach in North Seymour Island, Galapagos
at the oceans edge on the the island of north seymour is a mother and baby seal in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador
Distance photo of the Beach on North Seymour Island, Galapagos
North Seymour Island in the Galapagos
North Seymour Island, Galapagos
Arctocephalus galapagoensis on North Seymour Island Galapagos
North Seymour Island in the Galapagos, a bird in flight
North Seymour Island in the Galapagos
Photo of a baby bird at North Seymour Island in the Galapagos
A bird in flight on the coast of North Seymour Island in the Galapagos
Blue footed Booby on North Seymour Island Galapagos
North Seymour Island in the Galapagos about to land on shore
North Seymour Island in the Galapagos

Sharks, Wolf Island[edit]

Isabela Island, as seen from SPOT Satellite.[edit]

Santa Fe Island[edit]

Darwin Island, Darwin's Arch[edit]

Bartolomé Island[edit]

Rábida Island[edit]

Itabaca Channel[edit]

Flying out of Baltra, on the right with the Island of Santa Cruz on the left and in the middle is the Itabaca Channel
Boats off the Santa Cruz Island Galapagos in the Itabaca Channel
Itabaca Channel (Santa Cruz on the left) & (Baltra) on the right
Itabaca Channel (Santa Cruz on the left) & (Baltra) on the right

Floreana Island[edit]

Española Island (Hood Island)[edit]

Fernandina Island, La Cumbre volcano (Viewed from the International Space Station)[edit]

Flora & Fauna[edit]

Español: Fauna de las Islas Galápagos

Reptiles/Reptilians[edit]

Marine iguana (Amblyrhincus cristatus)
Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
Lagarto de la familia Tropiduridae
Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra, cat)

Mamíferos/Mammals[edit]

A Galápagos Sea Lion on the beach (Zalophus californianus wollebaeki)
South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)

Aves/Birds[edit]

Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi, (cat)) endemic
Waved Albatross, also referred as Galapagos Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata). Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador endemic
Creagrus furcatus
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii)
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
Nazca Booby (Sula granti)
Category:Nesomimus parvulus
Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) endemic
Dendroica petechia
Magnificent Frigate Bird (Fregata magnificens)
Galápagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus, cat) endemic
Zenaida galapagoensis

Pinzones de Darwin/Darwin's finches (Geospizinae)[edit]

Español: Pinzones de Darwin (Islas Galápagos)

Darwin's finches (Geospizinae) endemic
Medium Ground-finch (Geospiza fortis) endemic
Large Ground-finch (Geospiza magnirostris) endemic
Common Cactus-finch (Geospiza scandens) endemic
Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus) endemic
Small Tree-finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) endemic
Large Tree-finch (Camarhynchus psittacula) endemic
Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea) endemic

Otros/Other[edit]

Sea Cucumber (Stichopus uscus)

Plants[edit]

Plants common on the Galápagos Islands.

Book "Galapagos Plants" by Klaus Schönitzer[edit]

Legal Info: Scanned and uploaded with permission of the author!

English: Drawings and descriptions of plants common on Galapagos. Complete scan of the book "Galapagos plants" by Klaus Schönitzer (Contribution No. 172 of the Charles Darwin Foundation; printed in Quito, Ecuador; 50 pages) Scanned by Michael F. Schönitzer.

Español: Dibujos y descripciones de plantas comunes en Galapagos. Escaneo complete del libro "Galapagos plants" por Klaus Schönitzer (Contribución Nº 172 de la Charles Darwin Foundation; imprimido en Quito, Ecuador; 50 páginas) Ecaneado por Michael F. Schönitzer.

Deutsch: Zeichnungen und Beschreibungen von auf Galapagos häufigen Pflanzen. Vollständiger Scann des Buches "Galapagos plants" von Klaus Schönitzer (Contribution Nr. 172 der Charles Darwin Foundation; gedruckt in Quito, Ecuador; 50 Seiten). Eingescannt von Michael F. Schönitzer.