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Published: 2024-11-03 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/03, The Galapagos Islands are about 300km from east to west and 200km from north to south (another source: 300km from north to south) and about 1000 km from the South American continent (about 1 hour and 30 minutes by air from Quito, Ecuador). It is a group of marine islands formed by lava deposits uplifted from the sea floor. The largest island in the archipelago is Isabella, which covers an area of 4588 square kilometers.

The Galapagos Islands are about 300km from east to west and 200km from north to south (another source: 300km from north to south) and about 1000 km from the South American continent (about 1 hour and 30 minutes by air from Quito, Ecuador). It is a group of marine islands formed by lava deposits uplifted from the sea floor. The largest island in the archipelago is Isabella Island, which covers an area of 4588 square kilometers. In addition, there are more than 60 islands, such as St. Ruth Island and San Joaquin Island (another information: the Galapagos Islands is made up of 15 large islands, 42 small islands and 26 reefs). The total area of the archipelago is 8000 square kilometres (another source: 7800 square kilometers). 96.6% of the area is now a national park, surrounded by a marine protected area of 79.9 square kilometers.

The name of the archipelago "Galapagos" comes from the Spanish meaning of "Big Turtle". Far away from the mainland, the animals here have evolved with their own inherent characteristics.

These islands stand alone in the Pacific Ocean, and there are few freshwater resources on the island except Rain Water. It turned out to be some uninhabited island. In 1535, when a Panamanian ship was veered off course by a strong current, the bishop of Panama, Belanga, stumbled upon the archipelago and named the archipelago Lars Kantazens, meaning "fascinated". The island was uninhabited at that time. Fragments of Inca pottery were found on some islands, proving that the islands had been occupied before the Spaniards. (there is also information that says

Yes: in 1535, the Spaniards came here and found that the island was inhabited by a large number of giant turtles rarely seen in the world, so they named it "Galapagos Island", which means "Turtle Island".

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