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Galápagos Islands
Ecuadorian volcanic archipelago
About Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the equator, 485 nautical miles west of the mainland of South America. They form the Galápagos Province of the Republic of Ecuador, with a population of slightly over 33,450 in 2020. The province is divided into the cantons of San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, and Isabela, the three 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 and inspired his theory of evolution by means of natural selection.
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Where is Galápagos Islands?
Galápagos Islands is in Ecuador. The nearest city is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, about 109 km away.
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