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Isabela Island (Albemarle)
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Land surface: 4,588 km2
Elevation: 1,707 m
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Isabela is the biggest iosland in the archipelago, its land surface accounts for half of the archipelago´s total. It measures 132 km from north to south and 84 km at its greatest width. The island is composed of 6 main volcanoes: Sierra negra, Alcedo, Darwin, Wolf, Cerro azul and Ecuador. The equatorial line pass through both Ecaudor and Wolf volcanoes. All these volcanoes are considered very active.
The visitors sites are: Punta Albemarle, Elizabeth bay, Punta Garcia, Punta Moreno, Tagus Cove, Punta Tortuga, Urbina bay, Puerto Villamil.
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| Nesting Site: Brown Pelican and Flightless Cormorant, Blue footed boobies |
Fauna
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Flora
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- Marine Iguanas
- Land iguanas orange-yellow in color with large spines along their backs
- Brown pelicans
- Flightless Cormorant
- Sea Turtles
- Manta rays
- Hammerhead sharks
- White tipped sharks
- Galapagos sharks
- Eels
- Groupers
- Snappers
- Giant Tortoise
- Blue-footer boobies
- Galapagos Penguins
- Galapagos Hawks
- Frigate birds
- Darwin’s finches
- Sea Lions
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- Coral Heads
- Palo Santo
- Salt bush
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