What the records say
- When
- 2010
- Kind
- World Heritage in danger
- Coordinates
- 0.69° S, 90.50° W
Galápagos Islands
Ecuadorian volcanic archipelago
The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the equator, 485 nautical miles west of the mainland of South America. They form the Galápagos Province of the Republic of Ecuador, with a population of slightly over 33,450 in 2020. The province is divided into the cantons of San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, and Isabela, the three most populated islands in the chain.
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- UNESCO World Heritage List 2021UNESCO World Heritage CentreCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO