Pinta Island
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Pinta Island is a remote, uninhabited island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago, best known as the former home of Lonesome George, the last known Pinta Island tortoise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pinta Island canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
uninhabited island ⓘ volcanic island ⓘ |
| access | restricted ⓘ |
| administrativeCountry | Ecuador ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Abingdon Island ⓘ |
| archipelago |
Galápagos Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Galápagos archipelago
|
| area | 60 km² ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| conservationImportance | high ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| distanceFromMainland | over 900 km west of continental Ecuador ⓘ |
| ecosystemRestoration | ongoing ⓘ |
| elevation | 777 m ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | shield volcano ⓘ |
| goatEradicationCompleted | 2003 ⓘ |
| goatEradicationMethod | eradication campaign by park authorities ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
coastal marine ecosystem
ⓘ
dry lowland ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
Galápagos giant tortoise
ⓘ
surface form:
Pinta Island tortoise
marine iguanas ⓘ sea lions ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| hasFlora |
cacti
ⓘ
dry shrubland vegetation ⓘ low trees ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Pinta Island volcano summit ⓘ |
| humanPopulation | 0 permanent residents ⓘ |
| invasiveSpeciesHistory | feral goats ⓘ |
| isUninhabited | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
endemic Pinta Island tortoise subspecies
ⓘ
former home of Lonesome George ⓘ |
| lastKnownTortoise | Lonesome George ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galápagos Islands
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| managementAuthority | Galápagos National Park Directorate ⓘ |
| namedAfter | La Pinta ⓘ |
| partOf |
Galápagos National Park
ⓘ
Galápagos Province ⓘ Insular Region of Ecuador ⓘ |
| protectedStatus |
part of Galápagos National Park
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ |
| region | eastern Pacific ⓘ |
| tortoiseSubspecies |
Chelonoidis
ⓘ
surface form:
Chelonoidis abingdonii
|
| UNESCOStatus | part of Galápagos World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| volcanicActivityStatus | extinct or dormant ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.