Pinzón Island

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Pinzón Island is a small, uninhabited island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago, noted for its unique wildlife and conservation efforts, particularly for its giant tortoise population.

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Pinzón Island canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Galápagos Island
island
access restricted
area approximately 18 square kilometers
belongsTo Canton of Santa Cruz
Galápagos Province
surface form: Province of Galápagos
climate tropical dry
conservationAction tortoise captive breeding
tortoise reintroduction
country Ecuador
elevation approximately 458 meters
geologicalType shield volcano remnant
hasAlternativeName Duncan Island NERFINISHED
hasEcosystemType arid zone vegetation
dry forest
hasEndemicTaxon Chelonoidis
surface form: Chelonoidis duncanensis
hasFauna Galápagos finches
surface form: Darwin’s finches

Galápagos hawks
surface form: Galápagos hawk

Galápagos sea lion
surface form: Galápagos sea lions

Pinzón Island giant tortoise
lava lizards
marine iguanas
seabirds
hasFlora Bursera trees
Opuntia cacti
Scalesia shrubs
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
humanSettlement none
importantFor giant tortoise conservation
invasiveSpeciesEradicated Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
surface form: Norway rats

black rats
locatedIn Galápagos Islands
Pacific Ocean
managedBy Galápagos National Park
surface form: Galápagos National Park Directorate
monitoredBy Charles Darwin Research Station
surface form: Charles Darwin Foundation
namedAfter Martín Alonso Pinzón
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
namedBy British sailors
notableFor conservation efforts
unique wildlife
oceanCurrentInfluence Humboldt Current
Panama Current
partOf Galápagos National Park
Galápagos Islands
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Galápagos Islands
protectedStatus national park
subjectOf rat eradication program
tourism limited landing sites
uninhabited true
volcanicOrigin true

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