Galápagos Islands
World Heritage
Ecuador
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Located in the Pacific Ocean, about 1,000 kilometers from mainland South America, these 19 islands and surrounding marine reserve have been described as a unique "living museum and showcase of evolution." Located at the confluence of three ocean currents, the Galapagos Islands are a "melting pot" of marine species. Continuous earthquake and volcanic activity reflects the processes that formed the islands. These processes, combined with the islands' extreme isolation, have led to the emergence of unusual animal life—such as land iguanas, giant tortoises and many species of finches—which inspired Charles Darwin to propose his theory of evolution by natural selection after his visit in 1835.
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| elevation above sea level | 1707 |
| area | 14066514 |
| area | 7880 |
| UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL | http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=ECU+01&mode=all |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (x) |
| Google Doodle | celebrating-the-galapagos-islands |
| named as | Galapagos Islands |
| uses | 4071538-3 |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gal%C3%A1pagos%20Islands%20ESA23188644.jpeg |
| executive body | Galápagos Islands |
| location of creation | Galapagos |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10036997 |
| IPA transcription | 2341107 |
| number of rooms | lccn-n82058890 |
| geoshape | GalapagosIslands |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/016zjj |
| number of deaths | http://eurovoc.europa.eu/454784 |
| Commons category | Galápagos Islands |
| located in time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| has part | Category:Maps of Kairouan |
| has part | Santiago Island |
| has part | Monument aux victimes de la Catastrophe de Courrières |
| has part | Pinzón Island |
| has part | Roca Redonda |
| coordinate location | Point(-90.55 -0.666666666) |
| official website | http://islasgalapagos.org/ |
| official website | http://www.galapagospark.org/ |
| Commons gallery | Galapagos |
| page banner | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GalapagosIguanaBanner.JPG |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10036997 |
| WWF ecoregion code | NT1307 |
| described by source | The Nuttall Encyclopædia |
| stated as | Galapágos |
| start time | 1978-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name | Галапагосские острова |
| official name | أرخبيل جزر غالاباغوس |
| official name | Galapagosinseln |
| official name | Galápagos Islands |
| official name | Islas Galápagos |
| official name | Îles Galápagos |
| official name | ガラパゴス諸島 |
| official name | Galápagos Eilanden |
| official name | 加拉帕戈斯群岛 |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (x) |
| point in time | 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| point in time | 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| start time | 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| end time | 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z |