Principle Island Features
Island
Area km2
Max alt (m)
Geographic Features
Major site(s)
Interesting point(s)
Feature Flora
Feature Fauna
Activities
  Hiking Snorkel Scuba
Baltra 27 100 Barren island Airport   Cacti Palo Santo   Land Iguanas              
 
Bartolomé 1.2 114 Spatter cones Lava tubes Pinnacle Rock Photographic Lava cactus Mangroves Tiquilia Galapagos Hawks Galapagos Penguins Marine Turtles Tropical fish Whitetip Reef Sharks
 
Espanola 60 206 White sand beach Gardner Bay Good snorkelling Acacia Palo Verde Saltbrush Marine iguanas Mockingbirds Reef sharks Sea lions Shore birds
Blowhole Punta Suarez Up to 25m spray Saltbrush Scrub vegetation   Boobies (b/m) Lava lizards Longbilled Mockingbirds Marine iguanas Waved Albatross    
 
Island
Area km2
Max alt (m)
Geographic Features
Major site(s)
Interesting point(s)
Feature Flora
Feature Fauna
Activities
  Hiking Snorkel Scuba
Fernandina 642 1494 Lava fields Punta Espinoza Most active volcano Lava cactus Pahoehoe Plants Brachycerus Cactus Flightless Cormorants Galapagos Hawks Galapagos Penguins Marine iguanas Sea lions
 
Floreana 173 640 Bizarre rock formation Devil's Crown Half crater White mangroves   Hammerhead Sharks Herons Rays Sea lions Whitetip Reef Sharks  
Lava cave Post Office Bay 18th Century barrel Puncture Vine Palo Santo Mimosa Boobies (b) Penguins Sea lions    
Green beach Punta Cormorant Hike Cutleaf daisy Mangrove lagoon Velvet daisy Flamingos Sea Turtles Sharks Sting Rays Tree finches
 
Genovesa 14 76 Coral beach Darwin Bay Hike Croton bushes Palo Santo Saltbrush Boobies (r/m) Frigates Hammerhead sharks Sea lions Storm petrels
Natural step formation Prince Philip's Steps Bird watchers delight Lava cactus Muyuyo forest Palo Santo Boobies (r/m) Frigates Storm Petrels Tropic birds Short-eared owls    
 
Island
Area km2
Max alt (m)
Geographic Features
Major site(s)
Interesting point(s)
Feature Flora
Feature Fauna
Activities
  Hiking Snorkel Scuba
Isabela 4588 1707 Cove Punta Vicente Roca Panga Ride Mangroves   Batfish Frogfish Octopus Port Jackson Sharks Sponges      
Sierra Negra Volcano Elizabeth Bay Turtle lagoon Ginat Red mangroves   Flightless Cormorants Galapagos Penguins Marine iguanas Rays Sea Turtles  
Lava flow Punta Moreno Lagoons   Flamingos Flightless Cormorants Galapagos Penguins Blue Herons Marine Iguanas    
Tuff cone formation Salt lake crater Tagus Cove Historic graffiti Arid zone vegetation Palo Santo Galapagos cotton Boobies Flightless Cormorants Galapagos Penguins Sea birds  
Uplifted corals Urvina Bay Dramatic landscape Saltbrush Palo Santo   Alcedo Tortoise Flightless Cormorants Galapagos Penguins Marine iguanas Pelicans    
 
North Seymour 1.9 10 Uplifted island Mosquera Island Hike Opunia cactus Palo Santo Shrub bushes Boobies Magnificent Frigates Sea lions Swallow-tailed gulls  
 
Plazas 0.13 23 Uplifted Island   Steep Cliff Bitterbush Opunia cactus Sesuvium vegetation Boobies Frigates Land iguanas Sea lions Tropicbirds  
 
Island
Area km2
Max alt (m)
Geographic Features
Major site(s)
Interesting point(s)
Feature Flora
Feature Fauna
Activities
  Hiking Snorkel Scuba
Rabida 4.9 367 Dark red beach   Birders Delight Opunia cactus Palo Santo Scrubby bush Flamingos Galapagos Hawks Galapagos Penguins Pelicans Sea lions
 
San Cristobal 558 730 Beach Cerro Brujo   Crabs Sea lions    
  Galapaguera   Giant Tortoises      
Small rocky islet Islas Lobos   Candelabra cactus Palo Santo Saltbrush Boobies (r/b) Frigates Sea lions    
Eroded tuff cone Kicker Rock   Boobies (b/m) Frigates Tropicbirds Sea lions    
Official capital Puerto Baquarizo Interpretation Centre Airport      
Green beach Punta Pitt Volcanic cliffs Palo Santo   Boobies (b/r/m) Frigates Sea Lions Storm Petrels Swallow-tailed Gulls
 
Santa Fe 24 259 Escarpment Bay Cacti up to 10m tall Opunia cactus Saltbrush Thornscrub Frigates Galapagos Hawks Land iguanas Manta Rays Sea lions
 
Island
Area km2
Max alt (m)
Geographic Features
Major site(s)
Interesting point(s)
Feature Flora
Feature Fauna
Activities
  Hiking Snorkel Scuba
Santiago 585 907 Golden sand beach Espumilla Beach   Mangrove lagoons   Ducks Flamingos Sea Turtles Stilts Wading birds  
Lava formations Sullivan Bay Ropey lava Carpetweed Lava cactus   Galapagos Penguins Lava lizards Sea Turtles      
Black sand beach Puerto Egas (James Bay) Fur seal grotto   Galapagos hawks Marine iguanas Mockingbirds Sea lions Shore birds  
 
Santa Cruz 986 864 White sand beaches Bachas Beach Saltwater lagoons   Blue herons Flamingos Sea turtles      
  Black Turtle Cove Panga ride Mangrove lagoons     Rays Sea Turtles Whitetip Sharks Herons Frigates      
Research centre Darwin Station     Giant Tortoises      
  Lava Tunnels 1 km + in length        
Twin craters Los Gemelos   Ginat Ferns Scalesia forest   Flycatchers Galapagos Hawks Short-eared owls Woodpecker finches Giant Tortoises    
  Mount Crocker 864 m high Avacado groves Giant bamboo   Petrels      
Main port Puerto Ayora   Muyuyo Saltbrush Button Mangrove Pelikans          
White sand beaches Tortuga Bay   Beach morning glory Mangrove lagoons Opuntia Cactus Flamingos Manta Rays Sea Turtles Sharks Pelikans    
 
Sombrero Chino n/a n/a Small volcanic cone islet   Lava flows   Galapagos Penguins Galapagos Hawks Marine iguanas Sea lions