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Do you think you know these Galapagos Islands facts? Like the islands have two airports!
The islands are constantly changing as the older islands are sinking back into the ocean under the continental plate and the youngest are rising near the hotspot.
The pink iguana is native to only part of Isabela Island, with a pink body and stripes and is also called the Galapagos rosy iguana.
There are two airports in the Galapagos Islands, in Baltra and in San Cristobal Island.
About 24% of the plants and 50% of vertebrate species are considered endangered to this day after past activity from humans.
The Galapagos National Park offers educational lectures to locals and visitors, to educate about ecological conservation.
The only land mammals native to the islands are rice rats and two species of bats. Did you know these Galapagos Islands facts?
The Galapagos Islands are full of imports with only one exception. The coffee of the island is made 100% on the islands.
Herman Melville includes a recorded event about a sperm whale sinking a ship called Essex at the west side of the Galapagos Islands. This was his inspiration to write the famous Moby Dick, about the attack of a whale to a ship.
Galapagos was the first location to be recognized as a World Heritage Natural Site by the UNESCO; after the committee was created. Second was Quito, Ecuador.
It’s estimated that as many as 50% of sea lions and marine iguanas can die during El Nino.
Due to their isolation and position in the Equator, the Galapagos Islands are open to be visited all year-round. Did you know these Galapagos Islands facts?
The cuisine of the Galapagos Islands centers mostly around potatoes, yams, seafoods and grains.
The only volcano visitors of the Alcedo Volcano allowed to climb in the archipelago are tortoises. Do you know these Galapagos Island facts?
Baltra is a non-rocky or volcanic island, different from the rest. (It had been lifted above the surface of the Pacific Ocean as a result of a shift in the earth’s crusts.)
The main differences between Galapagos Fur Seals and sea lions are fur seals are smaller, with thicker and more lightly colored fur. They also have larger eyes and more pronounced ears.
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