THE GALAPAGOS

I . ISLANDS
BY S.V.HEMANTH
. VTU 23266, SOC - B
The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: Islas Galápagos,
pronounced [ˈislas ɣaˈlapaɣos], local pronunciation: [ˈihlah
ɣaˈlapaɣoh]) are an archipelago of volcanic islands. They are
distributed on each side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean,
surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, and are
part of the Republic of Ecuador. Located 906 km (563 mi)
west of continental Ecuador, the islands are known for their
large number of endemic species that were studied by Charles
Darwin during the second voyage of HMS Beagle. His
observations and collections contributed to the inception of
Darwin’s theory of evolution by means of natural selection.
The Galápagos Islands and their
surrounding waters form the 
Galápagos Province of Ecuador, the 
Galápagos National Park, and the 
Galápagos Marine Reserve. The
principal language on the islands is
Spanish. The islands have a
population of slightly over 25,000.[1]
1.Blue-Footed Booby
2.Nazca Booby
3.Red-Footed Booby
4.Galapagos Finches
5.Galapagos Flightless Cormorant
6.Galapagos Dove
7.Galapagos Flamingo
8.Galapagos Tortoise
9.Galapagos Islands Snakes
10.Galapagos Land Iguana
11.Galapagos Marine Iguana
The Galápagos tortoise or
Galápagos giant tortoise is a species
of very large tortoise in the genus
Chelonoidis. It comprises 15
subspecies. It is the largest living
species of tortoise, with some
modern Galápagos tortoises
weighing up to 417 kg
Marine iguana. As one of the
endemic species of Galapagos
animals, marine iguanas are the
only iguanas in the world that are
capable of living at sea.
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