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Chatham Island
(also known as San Cristobal Island)
 Size: - 558 square kilometers or about 215 square miles
Geographic features include: - Easternmost of the Galápagos Islands
- Official capital of the province
- Lots of black volcanic rock
- Small rocky islets
- Green beaches
Plants include: - Candelabra cacti
- Palo Santo
- Saltbrush
Animals include:
- Boobies
- Crabs
- Frigates
- Giant tortoises
- Sea lions
- Storm petrels
- Swallow-tailed gulls
- Tropicbirds
- Pigs
- Cats
- Rats
- Dogs
(Photo: © Mark Moffett/Minden Pictures)
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