Galapagos Islands
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Summary
Galapagos Islands is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34,033 views/month, #2 of 341).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Man and the Biosphere Programme[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Galápagos Province[4]
- Country: Ecuador[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[6]
- Instance of: WWF ecoregion[7], tourist attraction[8]
- Capital: Puerto Baquerizo Moreno[9]
- Named after: Chelonoidis nigra nigra[10]
- Commons category: Galápagos Islands[11]
- Located in time zone: UTC−06:00[12], Pacific/Galapagos[13]
- Has part(s): Baltra Island[14], Bartolomé Island[15], Wolf Island[16], Santiago Island[17], Santa Fe Island[18], Santa Cruz Island[19], San Cristóbal Island[20], Rábida Island[21], Pinta Island[22], Pinzón Island[23], North Seymour Island[24], Marchena Island[25], Isabela Island[26], Genovesa Island[27]
- Time of discovery or invention: March 10, 1535[28]
- Highest point: Volcán Wolf[29]
- Official website: http://www.galapagos.today[30], https://marcaecuador.com[31], https://galapagoscharterson.com[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Galápagos Islands[33]
- Commons gallery: Galapagos[34]
- Described at URL: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/galapagy-miesto-kde-sa-zrodil-kluc-k-evolucii-zivota/[35]
- Population: 25,000[36]
- Visitors per year: 267,688[37]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[38], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[40]
- Topic has template: Template:Galápagos Islands[41]
- Native label: Islas Galápagos[42]
- Different from: Galápagos[43], Galápagos Province[44], Galápagos Islands[45]
- Area: 7880 km²[46]
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL: http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=ECU+01&mode=all[47]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Galapagos Islands include Galapagos Microplate[48], a tectonic plate[49], in Ecuador[50]; Solanum galapagense[51], a taxon[52]; Galapagos Rise[53], a mid-ocean ridge[54]; and 16809 Galápagos[55], an asteroid[56].
Why It Matters
Galapagos Islands has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 199 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for it include Galapagos Microplate[48], a tectonic plate[49], in Ecuador[50]; Solanum galapagense[51], a taxon[52]; Galapagos Rise[53], a mid-ocean ridge[54]; and 16809 Galápagos[55], an asteroid[56].