Galápagos Islands
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The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the equator, 485 nautical miles west of the mainland of South America. They form the Galápagos Provi
Galapagos sea lion on San Cristóbal Island
A photograph of the Galápagos Islands from the International Space Station in October 2020. North is to the right. The sunglint reveals features usually difficult to spot, including the crater lake in the caldera of La Cumbre, the shield volcano that formed Fernandina Island. More details via click-through.
Isabela seen from the Spot Satellite
From an aircraft flying out of Baltra Island (on the right) and the Santa Cruz (on the left), the Itabaca Channel is the waterway between the islands.
Galápagos tortoise
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The Galápagos tortoise, also called the Galápagos giant tortoise, is a very large species of tortoise in the genus Chelonoidis. The species comprises 15 subspecies. It is the largest living species of
Galápagos Islands
…The Galápagos Islands take their name from their native giant tortoises, known in Spanish as "galápagos" (derived from a pre-Roman Iberian word meaning 'turtle' or 'tortoise'). The name is first attested as the Spanish/Latin…
Galapagos giant tortoise Geochelone elephantopus
Engraving of giant tortoises of the Galápagos Islands, from "The Royal Natural History" (1896).
C. n. abingdonii Lonesome George at the Charles Darwin Research Station, in 2006
Intermediate (C. n. chathamensis)