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Location of the Galápagos Islands relative to continental Ecuador. 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. They form the Galápagos Province of the Republic of Ecuador, with a population ...
Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos) / -0.623017; -90.368254. Santa Cruz Island ( Spanish: Isla Santa Cruz ), also known as Indefatigable Island and by other names, is the most populous and second-largest island in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Situated in the middle of the group, Santa Cruz is a shield volcano with an area of 986 km 2 (381 sq mi ...
Ruben Gallego. Rubén Marinelarena Gallego ( / ˈruːbən ɡaɪˈɛɡoʊ / ROO-bən gy-EH-goh; born November 20, 1979) is an American politician and former U.S. Marine serving as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district. Gallego served and deployed as a USMCR Corporal in the US invasion of Iraq.
Bartolomé Island ( Spanish: Isla Bartolomé) is a volcanic islet in the Galápagos Islands group, [ 1] just off the east coast of Santiago Island. It is one of the "younger" islands in the Galápagos archipelago. This island, and Sulivan Bay on Santiago island, are named after naturalist and lifelong friend of Charles Darwin, Sir Bartholomew ...
Genovesa Island ( Spanish: Isla Genovesa ), also known as Tower Island, is a shield volcano in the Galápagos Islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean. [ 1] The island occupies about 14 km 2 (5 sq mi), and its maximum elevation is 64 m (210 ft). [citation needed] The horse-shoe shaped island has a volcanic caldera whose wall has collapsed, forming ...
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.
Coordinates. 0°20′0″S 90°0′0″W. / 0.33333°S 90.00000°W / -0.33333; -90.00000. Area. 7995.4 km². Established. 1959. Galápagos National Park ( Spanish: Parque Nacional Galápagos) was established in 1959. It began operation in 1968, [ 1] and it is Ecuador's first national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Puerto Villamil is a small port village located on the southeastern edge of Isla Isabela in the Galapagos Islands. Of the 2,200 people who live on Isabela, the majority live in Puerto Villamil. [1] The harbor is frequently full with sailboats, as Villamil is a popular stop for private yachts making their way to the Marquesas Islands as it is ...