El Junco Lagoon
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El Junco Lagoon is a freshwater crater lake in the highlands of San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos, known for its unique volcanic setting and importance as a habitat for native bird species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Junco Lagoon canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crater lake
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freshwater lake ⓘ natural feature ⓘ |
| access | reachable by road from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno ⓘ |
| archipelago | Galápagos Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected within Galápagos National Park ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2,300 feet above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 700 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| formationProcess | filling of an extinct volcanic crater with rainwater ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
Galápagos frigatebirds
NERFINISHED
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Galápagos pintail ducks NERFINISHED ⓘ common gallinules ⓘ migratory waterbirds ⓘ white-cheeked pintails ⓘ |
| importance |
freshwater reservoir for local ecosystem
ⓘ
key site for bird observation ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs | Laguna El Junco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | few permanent freshwater bodies in the Galápagos Islands ⓘ |
| isOnIsland | San Cristóbal Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Galápagos National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ecuador
NERFINISHED
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Galápagos Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Galápagos Province NERFINISHED ⓘ San Cristóbal Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| management | Galápagos National Park Directorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maxDepth |
approximately 20 feet
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approximately 6 meters ⓘ |
| notableFor |
habitat for native bird species
ⓘ
unique volcanic setting ⓘ |
| origin | volcanic crater ⓘ |
| outflow | no permanent surface outflow ⓘ |
| overlooks | surrounding highlands of San Cristóbal ⓘ |
| region | eastern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | highlands of San Cristóbal Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 0.18 square kilometers
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approximately 18 hectares ⓘ approximately 44 acres ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | endemic vegetation ⓘ |
| tourism | popular visitor site on San Cristóbal Island ⓘ |
| usedBy |
seabirds for bathing
ⓘ
seabirds for preening ⓘ |
| waterSource | rainwater ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.