The Galapagos are a group of volcanic islands

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The Galapagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean.

The islands are home to over 25,000 people

The group consists of 18 main islands, 3 smaller islands

The highest point in the Galapagos Islands is Volcán Wolf

Five ocean currents converge at the Galapagos islands.

Charles Darwin famously visited the Galapagos islands for 5 weeks in 1835 on the ship HMS Beagle. During his observations and collections he noted that mockingbirds, Darwin finches and tortoises differed over the various islands.

the galapagos islands are on the equator,in south america

the last time the volcano erupted was in 2009

The most famous resident of the Galapagos islands was Lonesome George.

the galapagos islands are 1000km away from south america.

the galapagos islands became a naitional park in 1959