The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the equator, 900 km (560 mi)...

century, named them after the Spanish galápago, meaning "tortoise". Galápagos tortoises are native to seven of the Galápagos Islands. Shell size and shape vary...

The Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) is a penguin endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. It is the only penguin found north of the equator...

The Galápagos Islands are an island archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, part of Ecuador. Galápagos can also refer to: Galápagos Province, the province in...

The Galápagos racer (Pseudalsophis biserialis) is a colubrid snake in the genus Pseudalsophis that is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. It is a mildly...

Galápagos syndrome (ガラパゴス化, Garapagosu-ka, / Galápagos effect) is a term of Japanese origin used in business studies to refer to an isolated development...

Darwin's finches (also known as the Galápagos finches) are a group of about 18 species of passerine birds. They are well known for being a classic example...

Galápagos (1985) is the eleventh novel published by American author Kurt Vonnegut. Set in the Galápagos Islands after a global financial disaster, the...

In plate tectonics, the Galápagos spreading centre, Galápagos spreading center or Cocos–Nazca rift is a divergent boundary that forms the western part...

population that has often been known as the Galápagos green turtle have been recorded and observed in the Galápagos as far back as the 17th century by William...

Galapagos NV (formerly known as Galapagos Genomics) is a Belgian pharmaceutical research company which was founded in 1999. Its headquarters are located...

Galápagos turtle may refer to: Galápagos green turtle, the green sea turtle population found around the Galápagos Islands, sometimes considered to be...

Commons has media related to Galápagos Province. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Galapagos. Galapagos National Park "Galápagos Islands xeric scrub". Terrestrial...

historically vulnerable to hunting, the Galápagos fur seal has been protected by the Ecuadorian government since 1934 Galápagos fur seals are the smallest otariids...

The Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is a large hawk endemic to most of the Galápagos Islands. The Galapágos hawk is similar in size to the red-tailed...

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the Galápagos Islands. It resembles its sister species, the black rail of the Americas, from which it diverged 1.2 million years ago. The Galapagos crake...

Pomacentridae. It is endemic to the waters near the Galápagos Islands and Cocos Island. The Galápagos damsel reaches a length of 15 centimeters. It is olive-gray...

The Galápagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. The Galápagos mockingbird...

This is a list of animals that live in the Galápagos Islands. The fauna of the Galápagos Islands include a total of 9,000 confirmed species. Of them,...

Provincia or dia de la Provincia de Galápagos). This is sometimes described on the mainland as Amazon and Galapagos Day or Orient Day (dia del Oriente)...

The Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) is a species of sea lion that lives and breeds on the Galápagos Islands and, in smaller numbers, on Isla de...

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the sea iguana, saltwater iguana, or Galápagos marine iguana, is a species of iguana found only on the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). Unique among modern...

The Galápagos land iguanas comprise the genus Conolophus of the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). The number of species of this variable genus has always been...

Galapagos Airport may refer to: Seymour Airport, Baltra, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador San Cristóbal Airport, San Cristóbal, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador This...

The North Galapagos microplate is a small tectonic plate off the west coast of South America north of the Galápagos Islands.3°45′N 101°45′W / 3.75°N...

Galápagos National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Galápagos) was established in 1959. It began operation in 1968, and it is Ecuador's first national park...

This list of birds recorded in the Galápagos Islands includes species recorded in the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador, where 189 species have been documented...

tropical arid shrubland with cacti. The Galápagos flycatcher has become used to human visitors to the Galápagos Islands and flies towards large camera...