- Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia
The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the equator, 900 km (560 mi) west of the mainland of South America
- Galapagos Islands | Location, Animals, Facts | Britannica
He named them Las Encantadas (“The Enchanted”), and in his writings he marveled at the thousands of large galápagos (tortoises) found there Numerous Spanish voyagers stopped at the islands from the 16th century, and the Galapagos also came to be used by pirates and by whale and seal hunters
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The Galápagos archipelago consists of 13 large islands, though only four are inhabited: Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal, Isabela and Floreana (There's also a military base on Baltra )
- Galápagos Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site | National . . .
The Galápagos Islands are located 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the South American mainland but a world apart from anywhere else on Earth
- The Galapagos Archipelago - NASA Science
The Galapagos archipelago is located about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from continental Ecuador It includes more than 125 islands, islets, and rocks populated by a diversity of wildlife Charles Darwin’s book, The Voyage of the Beagle, cast a spotlight on the Galapagos, which he called “a little world within itself, or rather a satellite attached to America, whence it has derived a few
- Galápagos Islands: Travel, Tips Experiences
The Galápagos Islands, situated 965 kilometers (600 miles) off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, are renowned for their incredible biodiversity and stunning volcanic landscapes
- How Long Have People Lived on the Galápagos Islands? - HISTORY
The Galápagos’ first known resident was an Irish sailor named Patrick Watkins, who lived on Floreana from 1805 (some sources say 1807) to 1809 and grew vegetables to trade with passing ships
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