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

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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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,...

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

historical site 5 km west of Puerto Villamil on Isabela Island in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. It was constructed between 1945 and 1959 by prisoners...

(commonly known as the Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise or Narborough Island giant tortoise) is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise that was discovered in 1906...

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

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...

protect them. Tortoises can vary in size with some species, such as the Galápagos giant tortoise, growing to more than 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) in length, whereas...

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

(2010) Insight Guidebook: Ecuador & Galápagos, Insight Guides Various (2009) Lonely Planet Guide: Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands, Lonely Planet Whitten,...

Chelonoidis niger (the Galápagos tortoise) is a tortoise species endemic to the Galápagos Islands. It includes at least 14, and possibly up to 16, subspecies...

The Galápagos Islands xeric scrub, also known as the Galápagos Islands scrubland mosaic, is a terrestrial deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion that covers...

in one of the most iconic formations in the Galápagos—Pinnacle Rock. Paul Tasch (Autumn 1978). "Galapagos Islands: Geological Field Notes: New Data"....

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

Galápagos   Islands Panama Basin Galápagos   Rise Cocos-Nazca rift Guatemala  Basin Peru Basin Nazca Ridge Salas y Gómez Ridge  Bauer Basin   East Pacific...

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

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)...

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...

boobies, pelicans, Sally Lightfoot crabs, Galápagos land iguanas, Darwin's finches, Galápagos hawks, Galápagos doves, and very interesting lowland vegetation...

ministry and the Galápagos Islands. The Ecuadorean government wanted the taxidermy to be shown in the capital, Quito, but the Galápagos local mayor said...

The Galápagos Islands are off the west coast of South America straddling the equator. The Galápagos are located at the confluence of several currents...

The Galápagos triple junction (GTJ) is a geological area in the eastern Pacific Ocean several hundred miles west of the Galápagos Islands where three...