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OTHER INFORMATION
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The Galápagos Islands is one of the few places in the world without an indigenous population. The largest ethnic group is composed of Ecuadorian Mestizos, the mixed descendants of Spanish colonists and indigenous Native Americans, who arrived mainly ... |
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HISTORY OF GALAPAGOS
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European discovery of the Galápagos Islands occurred when Spaniard Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the fourth Bishop of Panama, sailed to Peru to settle a dispute between Francisco Pizarro and his lieutenants. De Berlanga's vessel drifted off course when the... |
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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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The islands are located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 973 km (525 nmi; 605 mi) off the west coast of South America. The closest land mass is the mainland of Ecuador to the east (the country to which they belong), to the north is Cocos Island at 720 k... |
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MAIN ISLANDS
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The 18 main islands (with a land area larger than 1 km2) of the archipelago (with their English names) shown alphabetically:Baltra (South Seymour) Island – Also known as South Seymour, Baltra is a small flat island located near the centre of the Galá... |
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