Best Map of Galapagos Islands
In the map of Galapagos Islands below you will see that this is an Archipelago composed of various islands.
The Galapagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, 600 miles west of the country of Ecuador in South America.The Galapagos Archipelago is composed by 13 main islands, 6 smaller ones, and more than 40 islets. Here is where the Galapagos giant turtles live.
The islands occupy around 50,000 sq km (19,500 sq miles) of ocean.
The Galapagos Islands map might be better understood with the following picture:
The green area in the map to the left is South America the small yellow colored figure is the country of Ecuador and to the left of it is a series of small dots that represent the Galapagos Islands.The Equator line crosses the islands as well as Ecuador. The Galapagos Islands are well known for its
spectacular wildlife.
The Galapagos is the only place on Earth where animals are not afraid of humans and you can approach them easily without causing them to run or fly away. Among these animals you can see: Giant tortoises, Galapagos sea lions, Galapagos penguins, the exotic marine iguana of Galapagos Island red and blue footed boobies, sharks and much more.Most of the animals in Galapagos are endemic to the islands. This Archipelago is also very popular for scuba diving vacations
It is also an excellent spot for a snorkeling adventure and the always popular exciting activity of Galapagos kayak
The islands are from a volcanic origin and recently there has been a Galapagos volcano eruption at La Cumbre volcano on Fernandina Island and another one at Sierra Negra Galapagos volcano located on Isabela Island.
The biggest island that you see in this map of Galapagos Islands is Isabela. This island also has the highest mountain in the islands: Wolf volcano 5600 ft (1707 mts) it is located North of Isabela island. The island has 4 more volcanoes: Darwin, Alcedo, Sierra Negra and Cerro Azul. San Cristobal Island is located at the right of the above map of Galapagos Islands. This is where the Galapagos Island Capital is located. There's a much to see and lots of activities to enjoy at San Cristobal Island
It is worth to mention that Charles Darwin visited the Islands on 1835 just three years after Ecuador took possession of the Galapagos. Read more about Charles Darwin history
The real name of the Galapagos Islands is Archipelago de Colon but are mostly known worldwide by Galapagos which is the name of the Giant Tortoise that inhabit these set of islands.
On 1959 the islands were declared a National Park and the Charles Darwin Research Station was established to protect the animals of Galapagos.
The Galapagos Islands were listed as a World Heritage Site on 1978.
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