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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Galápagos Islands' has mentioned 'Sea' in the following places:
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| Galxc3xa1pagos IslandsGalapagos sea lion on San Cristxc3xb3bal Island.GeographyLocationPacific OceanCoordinates0xc2xb030xe2x80xb2S 90xc2xb030xe2x80xb2Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf0.500xc2xb0S 90.500xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / -0.500; -90.500Coordinates: 0xc2xb030xe2x80xb2S 90xc2xb030xe2x80xb2Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf0.500xc2xb0S 90.500xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / -0.500; -90.500Total islands21Major islands18Area7,880xc2xa0km2 (3,040xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Highestxc2xa0elevation1,707xc2xa0m (5600xc2xa0ft)Highestxc2xa0pointVolcxc3xa1n WolfAdministrationxc2xa0EcuadorProvinceGalxc3xa1pagosCapital cityPuerto Baquerizo MorenoDemographicsPopulation25,000 (2010)Pop. | WIKI |
| While the older islands have disappeared below the sea as they moved away from the mantle plume, the youngest islands, Isabela and Fernandina, are still being formed. | WIKI |
| Here fur seals, frigates, marine iguanas, swallow-tailed gulls, sea lions, whales, marine turtles, and red-footed and Nazca boobies can be seen. | WIKI |
| On 13 May 2005, a new, very eruptive process began on this island, when an ash and water vapor cloud rose to a height of 7xc2xa0km (23,000xc2xa0ft) and lava flows descended the slopes of the volcano on the way to the sea. | WIKI |
| The famous flightless cormorants inhabit this island, as do Galxc3xa1pagos penguins, pelicans, Galxc3xa1pagos sea lions and Galxc3xa1pagos fur seals. | WIKI |
| Flamingos and green sea turtles nest (December to May) on this island. | WIKI |
| The patapegada or Galxc3xa1pagos petrel, a sea bird which spends most of its life away from land, is found here. | WIKI |
| Galapagos hawks and sea lions inhabit this island, and it is home to the Marchena lava lizard, an endemic animal. | WIKI |
| Sea lions, Galxc3xa1pagos hawks, giant tortoises, marine iguanas, and dolphins can be seen here. | WIKI |
| This islands hosts frigate birds, sea lions, giant tortoises, blue- and red-footed boobies, tropicbirds, marine iguanas, dolphins and swallow-tailed gulls. | WIKI |
| Black Turtle Cove is a site surrounded by mangroves, which sea turtles, rays and small sharks sometimes use as a mating area. | WIKI |
| Marine iguanas, sea lions, fur seals, land and sea turtles, flamingos, dolphins and sharks are found here. | WIKI |
| The bottom image shows sea surface temperature, cool upwelling waters are coloured purple. | WIKI |
| The weather is periodically influenced by the El Nixc3xb1o events, which occur about every 3 to 7 years and are characterized by warm sea surface temperatures, a rise in sea level, greater wave action, and a depletion of nutrients in the water. | WIKI |
| During the season known as the garxc3xbaa (June to November), the temperature by the sea is 22xc2xa0xc2xb0C (72xc2xa0xc2xb0F), a steady and cold wind blows from south and southeast, frequent drizzles (garxc3xbaas) last most of the day, and dense fog conceals the islands. | WIKI |
| During the warm season (December to May), the average sea and air temperature rises to 25xc2xa0xc2xb0C (77xc2xa0xc2xb0F), there is no wind at all, there are sporadic, though strong, rains and the sun shines. | WIKI |
| Adult Galxc3xa1pagos sea lion resting on a park bench in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno | WIKI |
| In the 1990s and 2000s, violent confrontations between parts of the local population and the Galxc3xa1pagos National Park Service occurred, including capturing and killing giant tortoises and holding staff of the Galxc3xa1pagos National Park Service hostage to obtain higher annual sea cucumber quotas. | WIKI |
| Marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, the only iguana feeding in the sea Galxc3xa1pagos tortoise (Galxc3xa1pagos giant tortoise), Chelonoidis nigra, known as galxc3xa1pago in Spanish, it gave the name to the islands Galxc3xa1pagos green turtle, Chelonia mydas agassisi, a subspecies of the green turtle Galxc3xa1pagos racer, Pseudalsophis biserialis, an endemic species of snake with two subspecies Sea cucumbers, the cause of environmental battles with fishermen over quotas of this expensive Asian delicacy Flightless cormorant, Phalacrocorax harrisi Great frigatebird and magnificent frigatebird Blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii, popular among visitors for their large blue feet which they show off in courtship Galxc3xa1pagos penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus, the only living tropical penguin Waved albatross, Phoebastria irrorata, the only living tropical albatross Galxc3xa1pagos hawk, Buteo galapagoensis, the islands' main scavenger (at the top of the food chain) and "environmental police" Four endemic species of Galxc3xa1pagos mockingbirds, the first species Darwin noticed to vary from island to island Thirteen endemic species of tanagers, popularly called Darwin's finches. | WIKI |
| Among them is the sharp-beaked ground finch Geospiza difficilis septentrionalis which is sometimes called the "vampire finch" for its blood-sucking habits, and the tool-using woodpecker finch, Camarhynchus pallidus Galxc3xa1pagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, closely related to the California sea lion, but smaller Two endemic genera of cacti, each with a single species: Jasminocereus thouarsii, the candelabra cactus, and Brachycereus nesioticus, the lava cactus | WIKI |
| [58] The most pressing threat to the Marine Reserve comes from local, mainland and foreign fishing targeting marine life illegally within the Reserve,[59] such as sharks (hammerheads and other species) for their fins,[58] and the harvest of sea cucumbers out of season. | WIKI |
| Development threatens both land and sea species. | WIKI |
| On 28 January 2008, Galxc3xa1pagos National Park official Victor Carrion announced 53 sea lions (13 pups, 25 youngsters, 9 males and 6 females) were killed at the Galxc3xa1pagos Islands nature reserve on Pinta, with their heads caved in. | WIKI |
| In 2001, poachers killed 35 male sea lions. | WIKI |
| Criterion viii: The archipelagoxc2xb4s geology begins at the sea floor and emerges above sea level where biological processes continue.. Three major tectonic platesxe2x80x94Nazca, Cocos and Pacificxe2x80x94 meet at the basis of the ocean, which is of significant geological interest. | UNESCO |
| The direct dependence on the sea for much of the islandxe2x80x99s wildlife (e.g. | UNESCO |
| seabirds, marine iguanas, sea lions) is abundantly evident and provides an inseparable link between the terrestrial and marine worlds. | UNESCO |
| sea lions, marine and terrestrial iguanas, and seabirds) are also exceptional. | UNESCO |
| Recent exploration of deep sea communities continues to produce new additions to science. | UNESCO |