Darwin Island Darwin Island (Spanish: Isla Darwin) is an isolated northern member of the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador, the uppermost extent of an extinct...
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most populated islands in the chain. The Galápagos are famous for their large number of endemic species, which were studied by Charles Darwin in the 1830s...
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Darwin's Arch (Spanish: Arco de Darwin) was a natural rock arch feature to the south-east of Darwin Island in the Galápagos Archipelago in the Pacific...
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Look up Darwin or darwin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Darwin most often refers to: Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best...
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Galápagos Islands. The term "Darwin's finches" was first applied by Percy Lowe in 1936, and popularised in 1947 by David Lack in his book Darwin's Finches...
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Darwin is a settlement in Lafonia on East Falkland, Falkland Islands, lying on Choiseul Sound, on the east side of the island's central isthmus, 2.5 miles...
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Charles Robert Darwin FRS FRGS FLS FZS JP (/ˈdɑːrwɪn/ DAR-win; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist,...
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The Bombing of Darwin, also known as the Battle of Darwin, on 19 February 1942 was the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia...
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thereafter. The group formed by Wolf and nearby Darwin Island is now known as Darwin and Wolf, Darwin–Wolf, or Darwin-Wolf. It was previously known in English...
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Fitzroy), due to its proximity to Darwin Island. Darwin Island 63|26|S|54|46|W}}. The largest of the Danger Islands lying 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)...
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research station in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos, Ecuador. The station is operated by the Charles Darwin Foundation which was founded in 1959 under...
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Charles Darwin formulated the theory of natural selection through the study of island ecology. The species he observed on the Galápagos Islands, including...
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The Darwin Awards are a rhetorical tongue-in-cheek honor that originated in Usenet newsgroup discussions around 1985. They recognize individuals who have...
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Cambridge Darwin, Falkland Islands Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin Glacier (California) Darwin Guyot, a seamount in the Pacific Ocean Darwin Island, Galapagos...
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Darwin (Larrakia: Garramilla)[better source needed] is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. The city has nearly 53% of the Northern Territory's...
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Darwin International Airport (IATA: DRW, ICAO: YPDN) is a domestic and international airport, and the only airport serving Darwin, Australia. It is the...
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Located on the south east corner of Bathurst Island, Wurrumiyanga is approximately 70 km (43 mi) north of Darwin. The second largest settlement is Wurakuwu...
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Atoll (redirect from Darwin Point)
atolls. According to Charles Darwin's subsidence model, the formation of an atoll is explained by the sinking of a volcanic island around which a coral fringing...
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Oman, Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia, Darwin Island in the Galápagos, Quintana Roo in Mexico, Mafia Island of Pwani Region in Tanzania, Inhambane province...
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1 million years old, the seahorse-shaped island was formed by the merger of six shield volcanoes; Alcedo, Cerro Azul, Darwin, Ecuador, Sierra Negra, and Wolf...
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Clitoria ternatea (redirect from Darwin pea)
pea, cordofan pea or Darwin pea, is a plant species belonging to the family Fabaceae, endemic and native to the Indonesian island of Ternate.: 215 It...
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Vampire ground finch (category Endemic birds of the Galápagos Islands)
Galápagos Islands. It was considered a very distinct subspecies of the sharp-beaked ground finch (Geospiza difficilis) endemic to Wolf and Darwin Islands. The...
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Islands Bartolomé Island Baltra Island Darwin Island Española Island Fernandina Island Floreana Island Genovesa Island Isabela Island Marchena Island...
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Emma Darwin (née Wedgwood; 2 May 1808 – 2 October 1896) was an English woman who was the wife and first cousin of Charles Darwin. They were married on...
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Darwin Sound is a sound in the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia, Canada. It is located between Moresby Island (W) and Lyell Island (E) and...
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Marine iguana (category Endemic reptiles of the Galápagos Islands)
, 2017 – Wolf Island, Darwin Island and Roca Redonda A. c. mertensi Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1962 – southwestern part of San Cristóbal Island A. c. nanus Garman...
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Second voyage of HMS Beagle (redirect from Darwin's voyage)
Island. At the location that is now known as Frigatebird Hill (Cerro Tijeretas), Darwin spent his first hour onshore in the Galapagos islands. Darwin...
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zorro de Darwin in Spanish and lives on Nahuelbuta National Park, the Cordillera de Oncol, Cordillera Pelada in mainland Chile and Chiloé Island. This small...
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until around 400 years ago. The Falkland Islands wolf existed on both West and East Falkland, but Charles Darwin was uncertain if they were differentiated...
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Galápagos hotspot (category Geology of the Galápagos Islands)
– (Wolf Darwin) is unique in the Pacific and resembles material from an Indian Ocean Ridge system. It is found on the Wolf and Darwin Islands and the...
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