The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the Equator 900 km (560 mi)...
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century, named them after the Spanish galápago, meaning "tortoise". Galápagos tortoises are native to seven of the Galápagos Islands. Shell size and shape vary...
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indicating "generally favorable reviews". The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden at Box Office Mojo "The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came To Eden". Zeitgeist Films...
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Floreana Island (redirect from Floreana Galapagos)
island in the Galapagos Archipelago, and a 3,400 m submarine escarpment 10 km south of the island forms the southern boundary of the Galapagos Platform. There...
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The Galápagos Islands are an island archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, part of Ecuador. Galápagos can also refer to: Galápagos Province, the province in...
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Plate. The volcanically active Galapagos Islands exist on the Galápagos hotspot above the Galapagos Rise. The Galapagos Microplate is a small separate...
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13 ft) long fetus from the Galapagos Islands, hence the specific epithet galapagensis. Garrick (1982) placed the Galapagos shark and the dusky shark at...
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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...
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Darwin's finches (redirect from Galapagos Finches)
revealed by mtDNA sequences in PNAS Galápagos Online. Darwin's Finches. Galapagos Online. List of birds of the Galapagos Islands. Darwin's Finches Evolve...
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Galápagos (1985) is the eleventh novel published by American author Kurt Vonnegut. Set in the Galápagos Islands after a global financial disaster, the...
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Galapagos NV (formerly known as Galapagos Genomics) is a Belgian pharmaceutical research company which was founded in 1999. Its headquarters are located...
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The Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) is a penguin endemic to the Galápagos Islands and Ecuador. It is the only penguin found north of the equator...
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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,...
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The Galápagos racer (Pseudalsophis biserialis) is a colubrid snake in the genus Pseudalsophis that is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. It is a mildly...
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Lake Baikal (redirect from The Galapagos of Russia)
Lake Baikal (/baɪˈkɑːl, -ˈkæl/ by-KAHL, -KAL; Russian: Озеро Байкал, romanized: Ozero Baykal [ˈozʲɪrə bɐjˈkaɫ]; Buryat: Байгал далай, romanized: Baigal...
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(commonly known as the Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise or Narborough Island giant tortoise) is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise that was discovered in 1906...
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Green sea turtle (redirect from Galápagos green turtle)
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...
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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 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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(2010) Insight Guidebook: Ecuador & Galápagos, Insight Guides Various (2009) Lonely Planet Guide: Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands, Lonely Planet Whitten,...
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tropical arid shrubland with cacti. The Galápagos flycatcher has become used to human visitors to the Galápagos Islands and flies towards large camera...
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Time in Ecuador (redirect from Pacific/Galapagos)
of president Sixto Durán Ballén. Galápagos Province observed Ecuador Time until 1986, when it switched to Galápagos Time (GALT), at UTC-06:00. Time zone:...
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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...
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Commons has media related to Galápagos Province. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Galapagos. Galapagos National Park "Galápagos Islands xeric scrub". Terrestrial...
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pilgrimage to the Galapagos. ISBN 9781559210010. Retrieved April 5, 2017. Wittmer, Margret (1989). Floreana: a woman's pilgrimage to the Galapagos. ISBN 9781559210010...
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Shield volcano (section Galápagos Islands)
the other islands in the chain. The Galápagos Islands are perched on a large lava plateau known as the Galápagos Platform. This platform creates a shallow...
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historically vulnerable to hunting, the Galápagos fur seal has been protected by the Ecuadorian government since 1934 Galápagos fur seals are the smallest otariids...
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List of volcanoes in Ecuador (redirect from List of volcanoes in Galápagos Islands)
640 2099 1°18′S 90°27′W / 1.30°S 90.45°W / -1.30; -90.45 Holocene Galápagos Rift -2430 -7972 0°47′31″N 86°09′00″W / 0.792°N 86.15°W / 0.792; -86...
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Public holidays in Ecuador (redirect from Galapagos Day)
anniversary of the annexation of the Galapagos Islands and Charles Darwin's birthday are also celebrated on February 12 as Galapagos Day (dia de la Provincia or...
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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...
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