Galápagos Islands
Nature
Islands where the animals are found nowhere else on Earth.
The Galápagos Islands are volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean, about 1,000 kilometres off the coast of Ecuador. Because they lie so far away, animals developed there that exist nowhere else.
The young scientist Charles Darwin visited the islands in 1835. What he saw there helped him work out how kinds of animals change over time.
- from the mainland
- 1,000 km
- Darwin's visit
- 1835
- is national park
- 97%
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The giant tortoises can live for more than a hundred years.
- 2
The marine iguana is the only lizard in the world that dives into the sea to eat.
- 3
Penguins live here too, right on the equator.
Question 1 of 2
Which scientist made the islands famous?
- Panama CanalA shortcut for ships between the Atlantic and the Pacific.
- TikalA city of the Maya in the jungle of Guatemala, with temples that rise above the trees.
- Nazca LinesGiant drawings in the desert that you can only see from the air.
- Chichén ItzáA Maya city with a pyramid that works as a calendar.
It is in Ecuador.
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