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Isabela Island
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'''Isabela Island''' is the largest island of the
Galápagos with an area of 4,640 km². This island was named in honor of Queen Isabel who sponsored the voyage of
Christopher Columbus Columbus. Its highest point is
Wolf Volcano with an altitude of 1,707 metres. The island's shape is the product of the merge of six large volcanoes into a single landmass. In this island
penguins,
cormorants,
marine iguanas,
boobies,
pelicans and
Sally lightfoot crabs abound. At the skirts and calderas of the volcanos of Isabela,
Land Iguanas and
Galápagos Tortoises can be observed, as well as
Darwin Finches,
Galápagos Hawks,
Galápagos Doves and very interesting lowland vegetation. The third-largest human settlement of the archipelago,
Puerto Villamil, is located at the south-eastern tip of the island.
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Category:Islands of the Galápagos
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