Ecuador is one of South America's smallest countries. The Spanish-speaking nation straddles the equator, and while the mainland territory is a land of Andean peaks, Amazon rainforest, and fertile coast, the country is most known for the land 1000 kilometers (625 miles) to the west: the Galapagos Islands.
Sprinkled over 45 000 square kilometers (28 000 square miles) of Pacific ocean, the islands of the Archipelago of Colon are better known as the Galapagos Islands, where Charles Darwin did much of his research to support his book, "The Origin of the Species by Natural Selection." Visitors to the island won't be disappointed with the unique wildlife made famous by Darwin's theories.
UNESCO declared the islands a World Heritage Site in 1978, and birds, reptiles, and sharks grace the frames of the following pictures, all taken within the Galapagos islands. The unique geology of the place hasn't been forgotten, with panoramic shots of the cold lava flow in James Bay, and the volcanic landscapes of Bartolome Island.
Underwater photographs take you swimming with the sharks, while the bright orange rock crab adds color to the islands' beaches. Colorful birds flock to the trees and rocks of the coast, from sea-going Blue-footed Booby to the bright red insect-eating Vermilion Flycatcher.
Each island of the Galapagos (and there are dozens, if one were to include each islet and rock thrust to the sea's surface by still-active volcanoes) is a special treat for tourists, geologists, and biologists alike.
Shark Pictures Shark Pictures of a Galapagos Shark underwater |
Fish Pictures |
Hammerhead Shark |
Hammerhead Sharks |
Tiquilia Vegetation |
Brown Pelican |
Lobster Pictures Stock Photo of a slipper Lobster |
Underwater Pictures Diver is following a Whale Shark in the waters of the Galapagos Islands |
Whale Sharks |
Waved Albatross |
Waved Albatrosses |
Albatross Picture |
Baby Animal Pictures Baby animla pictures showing a galapagos sea lion |
Galapagos Tortoise Stock Photo of a giant galapagos tortoise |
Galapagos Giant Tortoise Photo of the Galapagos Giant Tortoise which belongs to the list of endangered animals. |
Galapagos Marine Iguanas A red and green colored male Galapagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) drying on a rock on Punta Suarez Island along the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador |
Conolophus Pallidus |
Marine Iguana Two Galapagos Marine Iguanas hanging on to a rock at Punta Suarez Island along the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. |
Types Of Lizards The Lava Lizard can be found on Española Island, which is part of the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. |
Land Iguana |
Galapagos Island Wildlife |
Galapagos Island Wildlife Often seen Galapagos Island Wildlfe are the Sea Lions. |
Galapagos Fur Seal Stock Photo of a sucking galapagos fur seal pup |
Vermilion Flycatcher |
Masked Booby Birds Stock Photo of masked booby birds |
Blue Footed Boobies |
Rock Crab Pictures |
Desert Pictures Desert Pictures on South Plaza Island |
Iguana Picture Picture of a Land Iguana on Santa Fee Island, part of the Galapagos Islands. |
Pictures Of Iguanas |
Iguana Pictures Land Iguana at the Galapagos Islands |
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