Española Island

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Española Island is one of the Galápagos Islands, renowned for its unique wildlife such as the waved albatross and its importance to evolutionary and ecological research.

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Española Island canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Galápagos Island
island
accessedFrom San Cristóbal Island
ageEstimate about 3–4 million years
alsoKnownAs Hood Island
archipelago Galápagos Islands
area about 60 square kilometres
canton San Cristóbal Canton
conservationProgram giant tortoise repatriation program
country Ecuador
elevation about 206 metres
geologicalType volcanic island
hasBeach Gardner Bay
hasCapital Puerto Velasco Ibarra
hasClimate arid
hasEndemicSpecies Española lava lizard
Galápagos mockingbird
surface form: Española mockingbird
hasEndemicSubspecies Española marine iguana population
hasFauna Española lava lizard
Galápagos mockingbird
surface form: Española mockingbird

Galápagos sea lion
Nazca booby
blue-footed booby
giant tortoise population
marine iguana
red-billed tropicbird
swallow-tailed gull
waved albatross
hasFeature blowhole at Punta Suárez
hasTouristSite Gardner Bay
Punta Suárez
hasVegetation cacti
sparse shrubs
humanPopulation no permanent residents
importantFor ecological research
evolutionary research
seabird conservation
isImportantBreedingSiteFor Galápagos sea lion
Nazca booby
blue-footed booby
swallow-tailed gull
waved albatross
locatedIn Galápagos Islands
Pacific Ocean
namedBy English explorers
partOf Galápagos Marine Reserve
Galápagos National Park
protectedStatus strictly regulated visitor access
province Galápagos Province
relativeAge one of the oldest Galápagos Islands
sovereignState Ecuador
UNESCOStatus part of Galápagos World Heritage Site

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Galápagos Islands hasIsland Española Island
Galápagos Province contains Española Island
Galápagos Time observedIn Española Island