All Topics  
Galápagos Province

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Galápagos Province
 
 
  Topics Galápagos Province Topic Home

Galápagos is a province
Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
 of Ecuador
Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the , literally, "Republic of the equator") is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west....
 in the country's Insular region, located approximately 600 miles off the western coast of the mainland. The capital is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno is the Capital of the Gal?pagos Province, in Ecuador. It is located along the southwestern coast of San Crist?bal , the easternmost island in the archipelago....
.

The province administers the Galápagos Islands
Galápagos Islands

Gal?pagos Islands are an archipelago of Island#Volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, 972 km west of continental Ecuador....
, a group of tiny volcanic islands that sit on the equator. The Galápagos Islands have for centuries captured the interest of people from all over the globe because of its unique biodiversity that was made famous by Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin Royal Society was an English people natural history who realised and presented compelling evidence that all species of life have evolution over time from common descent, through the process he called natural selection....
 and his Theory of Evolution.

province is divided in three cantons
Canton (subnational entity)

A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared to other administrative divisions such as county, Department s or provinces....
, each encompassing a number of islands.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Galápagos Province'
Start a new discussion about 'Galápagos Province'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Galápagos is a province
Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
 of Ecuador
Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the , literally, "Republic of the equator") is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west....
 in the country's Insular region, located approximately 600 miles off the western coast of the mainland. The capital is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno is the Capital of the Gal?pagos Province, in Ecuador. It is located along the southwestern coast of San Crist?bal , the easternmost island in the archipelago....
.

The province administers the Galápagos Islands
Galápagos Islands

Gal?pagos Islands are an archipelago of Island#Volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, 972 km west of continental Ecuador....
, a group of tiny volcanic islands that sit on the equator. The Galápagos Islands have for centuries captured the interest of people from all over the globe because of its unique biodiversity that was made famous by Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin Royal Society was an English people natural history who realised and presented compelling evidence that all species of life have evolution over time from common descent, through the process he called natural selection....
 and his Theory of Evolution.

Political divisions

The province is divided in three cantons
Canton (subnational entity)

A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared to other administrative divisions such as county, Department s or provinces....
, each encompassing a number of islands. They are:

Canton Canton seat Islands
Isabela
Isabela Canton

Isabela has spectacular visitor sites unique to the Galapagos. You can visit Isabela's beautiful beaches, crystal clear bays and coastal lagoons with a huge variety of plants and birds without taking a cruise....
 Puerto Villamil
Puerto Villamil

Puerto Villamil is a small port village located on the southeastern edge of Isla Isabela Island in the Galapagos Islands. Of the 2,200 people who live on Isabela, the majority live in Puerto Villamil....
 Darwin
Darwin Island

Darwin Island is named in honor of Charles Darwin, and is among the smallest in the Gal?pagos Islands with an area of just one square kilometer....
, Fernandina
Fernandina Island

Fernandina Island is the third largest, and youngest, island of the Gal?pagos Islands. The island is an active shield volcano that last erupted on May 13, 2005....
, Isabela
Isabela Island (Ecuador)

Isabela Island is the largest island of the Gal?pagos with an area of 4,640 km?,and length of 80 miles nearly 4 times larger than Santa Cruz, the next largest of the islands....
, Wolf
Wolf Island

Wolf Island Island is a small island in the Galapagos Islands and was named after the Germany geologist Theodor Wolf, who also has the volcano Wolf Volcano on Isabela Island named after him....
San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal Canton

This is the most easterly island in the archipelago and one of the oldest in this insular geological formation. It has lovely white coral and shell beaches....
 Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno is the Capital of the Gal?pagos Province, in Ecuador. It is located along the southwestern coast of San Crist?bal , the easternmost island in the archipelago....
 Española
Española Island

Espa?ola Island is the oldest of the Galapagos Islands with an estimated age of over 300 million years. However this island is dying, slowly becoming a rocky, baron land with little or no vegetation....
, Floreana
Floreana Island

Floreana Island is an island of the Gal?pagos Islands. It was named after Juan Jos? Flores, the first president of Ecuador, during whose administration the government of Ecuador took possession of the archipelago, having previously been called Charles Island ....
, Genovesa
Genovesa Island

Genovesa Island is a shield volcano in the Gal?pagos Islands in the East Pacific Pacific Ocean. The island occupies about , and its maximum elevation is ....
, San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal Island

San Crist?bal is the easternmost island in the Gal?pagos Islands, and one of the oldest geologically.Its Spanish name "San Crist?bal" comes from the Patron Saint of seafarers, "St....
, Santa Fe
Santa Fe Island

Santa Fe Island, also called Barrington Island after admiral Samuel Barrington, is a small island of 24 km? which lies in the centre of the Galapagos archipelago, to the south east of Santa Cruz Island ....
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos)

Santa Cruz Island is one of the Gal?pagos Islands with an area of 986 km? and a maximum altitude of 864 metres.Situated in the centre of the archipelago, Santa Cruz Canton is the second largest island after Isabela Island ....
 Puerto Ayora
Puerto Ayora

Puerto Ayora is a town in central Gal?pagos Province, Ecuador. Located on the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island , and it is the Canton seat of Santa Cruz Canton....
 Baltra
Baltra Island

Baltra Island, or Isla Baltra, is a small island of the Gal?pagos Islands. Also known as South Seymour , Baltra is a small flat island located near the center of the Gal?pagos....
, Bartolomé
Bartolomé Island

Bartolom? Island is a volcanic islet in the Gal?pagos Islands Group. It is a volcanic islet just off the east coast of Santiago Island . It is one of the "younger" islands in the Gal?pagos archipelago....
, Marchena, North Seymour
North Seymour Island

North Seymour is a small island near to Baltra Island in the Galapagos Islands. It was formed by uplift of a submarine lava formation. The whole island is covered with low, bushy vegetation....
, Pinta
Pinta Island

Pinta Island is an island located in the Galapagos Islands group, Ecuador. It has an area of 60 km? and a maximum altitude of 777 meters....
, Pinzón
Pinzón Island

Pinzon Island, sometimes called Duncan Island , is an island in the Gal?pagos Islands, Ecuador.Pinzon is home to Giant tortoises, sea lions and other endemics, it has no visitor sites and a permit is required to visit....
, Rábida
Rábida Island

R?bida Island, is one of the Gal?pagos Islands. The island has also been know as Jervis Island named in honour of the 18th-century British admiral John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent....
, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos)

Santa Cruz Island is one of the Gal?pagos Islands with an area of 986 km? and a maximum altitude of 864 metres.Situated in the centre of the archipelago, Santa Cruz Canton is the second largest island after Isabela Island ....
, Santiago
Santiago Island (Galápagos)

Santiago Island is an island of the Gal?pagos Islands. It is also known as San Salvador, after the first island discovered by Christopher Columbus in the Caribbean Sea , or as James Island....


External links