Galapagos

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Islands [edit]

Isla Bartolome
Satellite photo

San Cristóbal [edit]

León Dormido (in English : Kicker Rock)

Santa Cruz [edit]

Galápagos Tortoise - Chelonoidis nigra on Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
Side angle shot of a Gigantic Galapagos Turtle, Chelonoidis nigra on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Gigantic Galapagos Turtle, Chelonoidis nigra on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Gigantic Galapagos Turtle, Chelonoidis nigra on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Gigantic Galapagos Turtles, Chelonoidis nigra on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Gigantic Galapagos Turtle, Chelonoidis nigra on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Overhead view of a Chelonoidis nigra on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Gigantic Galapagos Turtle, Chelonoidis nigra on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Two ducks on the island of Santa Cruz, in the Galapagos Islands
Marine Iguana - Amblyrhynchus cristatus on the beach at Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos on the Island of Santa Cruz
Tortuga Bay on Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Galápagos Islands Santa Cruz - swimming in Puerto Ayora
Tortuga Bay, a marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Galápagos Island of Santa Cruz
Water Taxi Puerto Ayora, Galapagos - Island of Santa Cruz
Sail Boats and Motor Boats in Puerto Ayora Galapagos - Island of Santa Cruz
Galapagos, flying out of Baltra on the right with the Island of Santa Cruz on the left and in the middle is the Itabaca Channel
Taken from an airplane of the coast of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos
Boats in Puerto Ayora on the Island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos
Sailboat in Puerto Ayora on the Island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Home on Puerto Ayora Island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands
Whitetip reef shark in the Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz
Entrance to the Lava tunnel on the Island of Santa Cruz
Entrance to the Lava tunnel on the Island of Santa Cruz
Lava tunnel on the Island of Santa Cruz
Lava tunnel on the Island of Santa Cruz
Community Building in Puerto Ayora Island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands named after "Miguel Cifuentes Arias"
Fresh Water Swimming in the Galapagos on the Island of Santa, Galapagos
Santa Cruz (Galápagos), Puerto Ayora, an unedited photo taken by me at night
Yellow Land Iguana at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos
Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos
Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos
Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos
Iguana on the beach at the Charles Darwin Research Station.
Iguana & Turtle sign at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos
Gigantic Tortuga at the Charles Darwin Research Station Galapagos
Turtle sign at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos
At the Tortuga Bay beach in the Galapagos
Start of the Walking path to Tortuga Bay
Walking path to Tortuga Bay with the Pacific Ocean in view
End of the Walking path to Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz
Tortuga Bay - Island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Amblyrhynchus cristatus on the Volcanic rock, Tortuga Bay.
Grapsus grapsus - A multi colored crab on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Volcanic rocks & the Pacific Ocean at Tortuga Bay.
Marine Iguana - Amblyrhynchus cristatus, on the beach at Tortuga Bay
Tortuga Bay - Island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Lava rocks on Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos
Crab walking on the beach at Tortuga Bay
Grapsus grapsus Multi Color Crab walking on the lava rocks on Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos
Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos showing Lava Rocks and the Surf
A gigantic galapagos tortuga - Chelonoidis nigra, next to the walking path to Tortuga Bay
Whitetip reef shark - Triaenodon obesus, in the Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz
Birds - Aves in the water at Tortuga Bay

North Seymour [edit]

The beach at North Seymour Island in the Galapagos
A Galapagos Land Iguana on the North Seymour Island in the Galapagos
Beach in North Seymour Island, Galapagos
at the oceans edge on the the island of north seymour is a mother and baby seal in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador
Distance photo of the Beach on North Seymour Island, Galapagos
North Seymour Island in the Galapagos
North Seymour Island, Galapagos
Arctocephalus galapagoensis on North Seymour Island Galapagos
North Seymour Island in the Galapagos, a bird in flight
North Seymour Island in the Galapagos
Photo of a baby bird at North Seymour Island in the Galapagos
A bird in flight on the coast of North Seymour Island in the Galapagos
Blue footed Booby on North Seymour Island Galapagos
North Seymour Island in the Galapagos about to land on shore
North Seymour Island in the Galapagos

Sharks, Wolf Island [edit]

Isabela Island, as seen from SPOT Satellite. [edit]

Santa Fe Island [edit]

Darwin Island, Darwin's Arch [edit]

Bartolomé Island [edit]

Rábida Island [edit]

Itabaca Channel [edit]

Flying out of Baltra, on the right with the Island of Santa Cruz on the left and in the middle is the Itabaca Channel
Boats off the Santa Cruz Island Galapagos in the Itabaca Channel
Itabaca Channel (Santa Cruz on the left) & (Baltra) on the right
Itabaca Channel (Santa Cruz on the left) & (Baltra) on the right

Floreana Island [edit]

Española Island (Hood Island) [edit]

Fernandina Island, La Cumbre volcano (Viewed from the International Space Station) [edit]

Flora & Fauna [edit]

Español: Fauna de las Islas Galápagos

Sea Cucumber (Stichopus uscus)

Reptiles/Reptilians [edit]

Marine iguana (Amblyrhincus cristatus)
Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
Lagarto de la familia Tropiduridae
Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra, cat)

Mamíferos/Mammals [edit]

A Galápagos Sea Lion on the beach (Zalophus californianus wollebaeki)
South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)

Aves/Birds [edit]

Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi, (cat)) endemic
Waved Albatross, also referred as Galapagos Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata). Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador endemic
Creagrus furcatus
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii)
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
Nazca Booby (Sula granti)
Category:Nesomimus parvulus
Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) endemic
Dendroica petechia
Magnificent Frigate Bird (Fregata magnificens)
Galápagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus, cat) endemic
Zenaida galapagoensis

Pinzones de Darwin/Darwin's finches (Geospizinae) [edit]

Español: Pinzones de Darwin (Islas Galápagos)

Darwin's finches (Geospizinae) endemic
Medium Ground-finch (Geospiza fortis) endemic
Large Ground-finch (Geospiza magnirostris) endemic
Common Cactus-finch (Geospiza scandens) endemic
Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus) endemic
Small Tree-finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) endemic
Large Tree-finch (Camarhynchus psittacula) endemic
Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea) endemic

Plants [edit]

Plants common on the Galápagos Islands.

Book "Galapagos Plants" by Klaus Schönitzer [edit]

Legal Info: Scanned and uploaded with permission of the author!

English: Drawings and descriptions of plants common on Galapagos. Complete scan of the book "Galapagos plants" by Klaus Schönitzer (Contribution No. 172 of the Charles Darwin Foundation; printed in Quito, Ecuador; 50 pages) Scanned by Michael F. Schönitzer.

Español: Dibujos y descripciones de plantas comunes en Galapagos. Escaneo complete del libro "Galapagos plants" por Klaus Schönitzer (Contribución Nº 172 de la Charles Darwin Foundation; imprimido en Quito, Ecuador; 50 páginas) Ecaneado por Michael F. Schönitzer.

Deutsch: Zeichnungen und Beschreibungen von auf Galapagos häufigen Pflanzen. Vollständiger Scann des Buches "Galapagos plants" von Klaus Schönitzer (Contribution Nr. 172 der Charles Darwin Foundation; gedruckt in Quito, Ecuador; 50 Seiten). Eingescannt von Michael F. Schönitzer.