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Galapagos Islands Information
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Temperature (shown in Farenheit) |
The following chart gives temperature
averages and details for the Galapagos
Islands
throughout the year, so that you can
better plan your Galapagos vacation. |
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Temperatures |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
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Max. Air Temp. |
84 |
86 |
88 |
86 |
82 |
78 |
76 |
74 |
76 |
77 |
78 |
80 |
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Min. Air Temp. |
70 |
74 |
74 |
72 |
72 |
68 |
66 |
64 |
62 |
64 |
66 |
68 |
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Avg. Sea Temp. |
74 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
74 |
74 |
72 |
66 |
68 |
70 |
72 |
74 |
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Avg. Rainfall (in.) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1.5 |
0.75 |
0.25 |
0.5 |
0.25 |
0.5 |
0.25 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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Here is a
brief profile of major islands & representative species
& sub-species of flora & fauna and is not meant to be a
complete list nor a guarantee that all species listed
will be seen.
NORTH SEYMOUR: Swallow-tailed
gulls, fur sea lions, blue-footed boobies, yellow
warblers, lava (Dusky) gulls, redbilled tropic birds,
Galapagos snakes, land iguanas, frigate birds, Palo
Santo trees, varied vegetation.
HOOD (Espanola)
ISLAND: Sea
lions, waved albatross (April-December), mockingbirds,
marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies, masked boobies,
swallow-tailed gulls, pelicans, petrels, finches, lava
lizards, Sally light-foot crabs, oystercatchers,
blowhole, Galapagos dove.
FLOREANA (Charles)
ISLAND: Devil's
Crown volcanic cone, tropic birds, bluefooted boobies,
mangrove region, flamingo lagoon, Audubon's Shearwater,
noddy terns, Post Office Bay, coral sand beach.
SOUTH PLAZA ISLAND: Sea
lions, Darwin finches, Opuntia cacti forest, Sessuvium,
swallow-tailed gulls, tropic birds, petrels, land
iguanas, lava lizards, Sally light-foot crabs.
SANTA CRUZ (Indefatigable)
ISLAND: Academy
Bay, Charles Darwin Research Station & tortoise breeding
pens, Darwin's finches, lava gulls, herons, lava lizards,
Puerto Ayora village & curio shops.
BARTOLOME ISLAND: Pinnacle
Rock, mangrove region, volcanic landscape with spatter
cones & lava tubes, swimming beach with some coral
development and assorted marine life.
ISABELA (Albermarle) ISLAND: Tagus
Cove, Cinder volcanoes, penguins, flightless cormorants,
noddy terns, crater with salt lake, marine iguanas,
pelicans, Audubon Shearwater, blue-footed boobies.
FERNANDINA (Narborough)
ISLAND: Punta
Espinosa, mangrove forest, recent lava flow with
different lava formations, hawks, blue-footed boobies,
lava lizards, land & marine iguanas, fur seals.
JAMES (Santiago)
ISLAND: Flycatchers,
mockingbirds, yellow warblers, oystercatchers, pelicans,
brown noddies, boobies, fur seals, sea lions, seal & sea
lion grotto, Sally light-foot crabs, marine iguanas,
lava lizards.
TOWER (Genovesa)
ISLAND: Basaltic
lava flow, Opuntia cacti, Palo Santo trees, sea loons,
fur seals, marine iguanas, storm petrels, gulls, shearwaters,
tropic birds, masked & red-footed boobies, frigate birds.
RABIDA (Jervis)
ISLAND: Salt
water lagoon with flamingos, white-checked pintail ducks,
swimming beach with occasional sea lion.
SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND: Also
known as Chatham, is the easternmost island in hte
Galapagos and one of the oldest. This is where Darwin
first went ashore in 1835. Puerto
Baquerizo Moreno, with 4,000 inhabitants,
located on the southeast coast, is the Capital of the
Province of Galapagos. Another small town, El Progreso,
is the oldest surviving settlement in the Galapagos,
established in 1869. Sites include Kicker
Rock, a spectacular rock formation and
important nesting site for Tropic Birds, Blue-footed
Boobies, Nazca Boobies and Frigate Birds; El
Junco Lake in
the crater of a volcano and Isla
Lobos, a small flat island that is a seasonal
nesting location for Blue-footed Boobies and Frigate
Birds, although it is named for the sea lions who live
there.
SAN CRISTOBAL
INTERPRETATION CENTER: The
Interpretation Center at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno in San
Cristobal Island, inaugurated in 1998, consists of
various exhibits including human history, natural
history and conservation. It is located in a natural
setting with the express purpose to enhance the
educational experience.
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