Size:

• 986 square kilometers or about 380 square miles

Geographic features include:

• Located in the center of the Galápagos Islands


• Home of the Darwin Research Station


• Active but dormant volcano


• White sand beaches

Plants include:

• Avocado groves


• Beach morning glory


• Button mangrove


• Giant bamboo


• Giant ferns


• Mangrove lagoons


• Muyuyo


• Opuntia cacti


• Paulo santo trees


• Prickly pear cacti


• Scalesia trees


• Saltbrush

Animals include:

• Darwin’s finches


• Flamingos


• Flycatchers


• Galápagos hawks


• Giant tortoises


• Lava herons


• Marine iguanas


• Pelicans


• Storm petrels


• Short-eared owls


• Goats


• Pigs


• Black rats


• Cats


• Geckos


• Donkeys


• Dogs