Galapagose saared Galapagose saared on Coloni saarestikus asuvad ning Ecuadorile kuuluvad vulkaanilised saared. Need asuvad umbes 1000 kilomeetri kaugusel Lõuna-Ameerika rannikust, Vaikses ookeanis. Saarestik koosneb 16 suuremast saarest ja hulgast väiksematest saartest. 1535. aastal avastas saared Fray Tomas de Berlanga ning saarte looduse uurimisele pani aluse Charles Darwin, kes 1835. aastal sealset loomastiku uuris. Alates 1934. aastast kuuluvad saared looduskaitse alla ning 1978. aastast UNESCO maailmapärandi nimekirja.
meet. These circumstances combine to make an area that truly is like no other place on earth. Galapagos is comprised of 13 major islands, more than 120 smaller islets and rocks, and the surrounding ocean. The total land mass is almost 8,000 sq. km. Highest peak is Wolf Volcano reaching 1707m. The present islands are all younger than 4 million years and were formed separately from other land masses as a result of volcanic eruptions. The Galapagos were discovered in 1535 by Fray Toms de Berlanga, the Bishop of Panama. He was sailing from Panama to Peru when he accidentally discovered the islands. Islands became a favorite hideout for Pirates and the favorite location for whale hunters. After whales were locally cleared the whalers went there for tortoises, an estimated 200 000 or more adults had been removed. The island of Floreana was populated with a group of convicts' in October 1832. Charls Darwin visited the island in 1835, he spent there 5 weeks
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