{"id":16748,"date":"2021-03-15T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T09:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/?p=16748"},"modified":"2021-03-08T17:23:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T15:23:02","slug":"where-are-galapagos-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/ecuador\/where-are-galapagos-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Where are the Galapagos Islands and how many are there?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for <b>paradise islands<\/b> to disconnect from the rest of the planet? Are you looking for a <b>mix of adventure and relaxation<\/b>?<\/p>\n<p>Well, you&#8217;ve come to the perfect place. In case you don&#8217;t know them, we want to tell you, among other things, <strong>where are the Galapagos Islands<\/strong> and some of the main features of this remote archipelago in the <b>Pacific Ocean<\/b>, declared a <b>World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1978<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2>Where are the Galapagos Islands?<\/h2>\n<p>Although they are far from any piece of mainland, the <b>Galapagos Islands belong to Ecuador<\/b>. They are a <a title=\"What to see in Ecuador\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/ecuador\/what-to-see-and-do-ecuador\/\">must-see place in Ecuador<\/a> due to their <b>great biodiversity<\/b>, unique in the entire planet.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d7601780.24521634!2d-89.35357560141927!3d-0. 398255855064248!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x9aab62cf45a89f29%3A0x2be65861e63cf793!2sIslas%20Gal%C3%A1pagos!5 e0!3m2!1ses!2ses!4v1615192463447!5m2!1ses!2ses\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This peculiar place known for having some of the <a title=\"Animals of Galapagos\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/ecuador\/animals-galapagos\/\">most exotic animals of Galapagos<\/a>, and for its paradisiacal beaches, is located more than 1,000 kilometers from the Ecuadorian coast. As a curiosity, you should know that together with the Malay Archipelago, they are the only archipelagos on the planet that have land in both the northern and southern hemispheres.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Galapagos iguana\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/yellow-iguana-galapagos-island.jpg?resize=640%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"yellow iguana on a rock with the sea in the background\" width=\"640\" height=\"310\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/yellow-iguana-galapagos-island.jpg?w=825&amp;ssl=1 825w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/yellow-iguana-galapagos-island.jpg?resize=768%2C372&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/yellow-iguana-galapagos-island.jpg?resize=124%2C60&amp;ssl=1 124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How many islands make up the Galapagos Islands?<\/h2>\n<p>If you take a <a title=\"Galapagos Islands Ecuador Tours\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howlanders.com\/en\/tours-ecuador\/santa-cruz-island\/galapagos-island-hopping-5d\">Galapagos Islands tour<\/a>, you will be able to find more than 100 islands in the Pacific waters during your visit.<\/p>\n<p>In total, this archipelago is formed by <b>13 islands of a large size<\/b>, that is to say, with more than 10 km\u00b2. There are another <b>9 islands of medium size<\/b>, between 1 km\u00b2 and 10 km\u00b2. In addition, there are <b>107 small-sized islets<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the <b>high activity of the volcanoes<\/b> found on these islands, the surface of the Galapagos Islands is always increasing, so that on each trip, you may encounter new islets depending on the volcanic activity.<\/p>\n<p><center><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Volcanoes in Galapagos Islands\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/volcanoes-galapagos.jpg?resize=600%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Man contemplating volcanoes in Galapagos Islands\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/volcanoes-galapagos.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/volcanoes-galapagos.jpg?resize=90%2C60&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/volcanoes-galapagos.jpg?resize=420%2C280&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/volcanoes-galapagos.jpg?resize=272%2C182&amp;ssl=1 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Most important islands of the Galapagos Islands<\/h2>\n<p>Among its islands, the <b>largest is Isabela Island<\/b>, in <b>honor of Queen Isabella I of Castile<\/b>, who sponsored Columbus&#8217; voyage. Despite being the largest island, it is not the most populated. It is, however, the <b>island with the most active volcanoes<\/b> in the archipelago, so a visit to this island is a must <a title=\"Everything to see in the Galapagos Islands\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/ecuador\/things-to-do-in-the-galapagos-islands\/\">what to see in the Galapagos Islands<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>most populated<\/b> island<\/b> and with the most <a title=\"Santa Cruz Galapagos Island\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howlanders.com\/en\/tours-ecuador\/santa-cruz-island\">tourism is Santa Cruz Island<\/a>, which in turn, is the <b>second largest island<\/b>. It has approximately <b>15,000 inhabitants<\/b>, mostly residing in its main city or canton, <b>Puerto Ayora<\/b>. If you&#8217;re excited about <a title=\"Galapagos snorkeling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howlanders.com\/en\/tours-ecuador\/santa-cruz-island\/galapagos-multisport\">snorkeling in Galapagos<\/a>, this island will be your starting point.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Snorkeling in Galapagos Islands\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/snorkel-galapagos-islands.jpg?resize=640%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"boy diving in galapagos islands\" width=\"640\" height=\"310\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/snorkel-galapagos-islands.jpg?w=825&amp;ssl=1 825w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/snorkel-galapagos-islands.jpg?resize=768%2C372&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/snorkel-galapagos-islands.jpg?resize=124%2C60&amp;ssl=1 124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although it is neither the largest nor the most populated island, <b>Isla San Cristobal has in its territory the capital of the archipelago, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno<\/b>. This canton is the <b>second most populated<\/b> of all the islands, only behind Puerto Ayora.<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least is <b>Darwin Island<\/b>. This is a very small island, 1.1 km\u00b2, which has its <b>name in honor of Charles Darwin<\/b>. This is because Darwin was <b>inspired by these islands for his famous Theory of Evolution<\/b> when he visited them in the <b>Nineteenth Century<\/b>. The theory helped popularize the Galapagos Islands around the world, hence the name in honor of Darwin.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Darwin Island\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/darwin-island-galapagos-ecuador.jpg?resize=640%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"rocks darwin island in galapagos ecuador\" width=\"640\" height=\"310\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/darwin-island-galapagos-ecuador.jpg?w=825&amp;ssl=1 825w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/darwin-island-galapagos-ecuador.jpg?resize=768%2C372&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/darwin-island-galapagos-ecuador.jpg?resize=124%2C60&amp;ssl=1 124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now that you know <strong>where are the Galapagos Islands<\/strong>, do you dare to spend your next vacation in these paradisiacal islands of Ecuador? Did you know about the importance of the Galapagos for science?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for paradise islands to disconnect from the rest of the planet? Are you looking for a mix of adventure and relaxation? Well, you&#8217;ve come to the perfect place. 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