Giant tortoises may have gone extinct on this island, but it’s not known for sure.

Size:

• 585 square kilometers or about 225 square miles
  
  

Geographic features include:

• Located in the center of the Galápagos islands


• Two volcanoes that make it the most active of the islands


• Golden sand beaches


• Black sand beaches

Plants include:

• Carpetweed


• Lava cacti


• Mangrove lagoons

Animals include:

• Blue-footed boobies


• Ducks


• Frigates


• Flamingos


• Galápagos penguins


• Galápagos hawks


• Lava herons


• Lava lizards


• Marine iguanas


• Mockingbirds


• Sally lightfoot crabs


• Sea lions


• Stilts


• Goats


• Dogs


• Black rats