GALAPAGOS ISLANDS DESCRIPTION NAME SPANISH ORIGIN NAME ENGLISH ORIGIN AREA 1km = 0,62ml FAUNA ISABELA Queen of Spain ALBERMARLE Duke of Albermarle 4588 Giant tortoise, lava lizards (Tropidurus albermarlensis), land iguana (cronolophus subcristatus), blue-footed booby, masked booby, Galapagos penguin, magnificent frigate bird, flightless cormorant. SANTA CRUZ Holly Cross HMS INDEFATIGABLE Indefatigable 986 Giant tortoise, lava lizards (Tropidurs albermarlensis), land iguana (Conolophus subscritatus), Hawaiian petrel, lava gull, Marine iguana. FERNANDINA Ferdinand II, NARBOROUGH Adm. Sir John Narborough 642 leaf – toed geckoes (Phyllodactylus galapagoensis), Blue footed Booby, Galapagos penguin, masked boody, Galapagos hawk, Brown noddy tern, Flightless cormorant SANTIAGO Spanish for James JAMES King James II 585 Fur seal (lions), Galapagos hawk, Marine iguana, Flamingos, Darwin Finches, Hawaiian petrel, Blue – Footed booby,. SAN CRISTOBAL Saint Christopher, Patron saint of sailors CHATTAM William Pitt, first Earl of Chattam 558 Giant tortoises, Lava lizard (Tropidurus livittatus), Hawaiian petrel, Blue – footed booby, Masked booby, Red – footed booby, Great frigate bird, magnificent frigate bird, Galapagos storm petrel. FLOREANA President Juan José Flores. CHARLES King Charles II 173 Waved Albatross, Giant tortoise, Leaf–toed geckoes (Phyllodactylus bauri), Lava lizard (Tropidurus gravi), Galapagos hawk. MARCHENA Fray Antonio Marchena BINDLOE Captain John Bindloe 130 Lava lizard (tropidurus habelii), Lava gull, Galápagos Hawk, Small ground finch. ESPAÑOLA Spain HOOD Adm. Viscount Samuel Hood 60 Hood mockingbird, large cactus ground finch, Waved albatross, Blue – footed boody, Great frigate bird. PINTA Caravel Pinta ABINGDON Earl of Abingndon 60 Small tree finch, Galapagos hawk, Yellow warbler, large tree finch, Lava Lizard (Tropidurus albemarlense). BALTRA From USAF (wwII) SOUTH SEYMOUR Lord Hugh Seymour 27 Lava lizard (Tropidurus albermarlenis), Galapagos flycatcher, Galapagos mockingbird, Brown noddy tern. SANTA FE Sacred Faith BARRINGTON Adm. Samuel Barrington 24 Blue – footed boody, Masked boody, Leaf – toed geckoes ( Phyllodatylus barringtonensis), Lava lizard (Tropidurus Albemarlensis ), Land iguana (Conolophus pallidus), Giant tortoise. PINZON Brothers Pinzón DUNCAN Adm. Viscount Duncan 18 Giant tortoise, Leaf – toed geckoes (Phyllodactylus galapagensis), Lava lizard (Tropidurus duncanensis), Dark, billed cuckoo. GENOVESA Génova, Italy TOWER 14 Red – footed boody, swallow – toiled gull, Short – eared owe, Galápagos dove, Galápagos mockingbird. Great frigate bird RABIDA La Rabida, Spain JERVIS Adm. John Jervis 4.9 Galapagos Hawk, Large tree finch, small tree finch, vegetarian finch, lava lizard (Tropidurus albemarlensis), Blue footed booby. SEYMOUR NORTE NORTH SEYMOUR Lord High Seymour 1.9 Blue footed booby, Magnificent frigate bird, lava gull, Galapagos WOLF Theodore Wolf, German geologist WENNAN Lord Wainman 1.3 Masked booby, red footed booby, Great frigate bird, Magnificent frigate bird, Brown noddy tern, Leaf-toed geckoes Phyllodactylus gilberti), Galapagos mockingbird. DAPHNE HMS Daphne DAPHNE MAJOR 0.32 Galapagos dove, Galapagos martin, Medium ground finch, Blue footed booby, masked booby, And Magnificent Frigate Bird. PLAZA SUR President Leonidas Plaza SOUTH PLAZA 0.13 Lava lizard (Tropidurus albemarlensis), Land iguana (cronolophus subcristatus), Madeiran storm petrel, Blue footed Booby, Cactus ground finch, Small ground finch. More about : - back to home page -

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