Charles Island

E778933
Galápagos Island island

Charles Island, more commonly known as Floreana Island, is one of Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, noted for its unique wildlife, early human settlement history, and role in Charles Darwin’s studies.

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Charles Island (former name of Floreana Island) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Galápagos Island ⓘ
island ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Floreana Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Isla Floreana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Santa María Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
area approximately 173 square kilometers ⓘ
belongsTo Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate tropical dry climate ⓘ
country Ecuador ⓘ
governedAs parish of Galápagos Canton ⓘ
hasConservationStatus protected area within Galápagos National Park ⓘ
hasCurrentName Floreana Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEcosystem arid lowland zone ⓘ
humid highland zone ⓘ
hasFeature black sand beaches ⓘ
highland agricultural area ⓘ
lava fields ⓘ
hasFormerName Charles Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHumanSettlementSince 19th century ⓘ
hasImportantSite Asilo de la Paz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cormorant Point NERFINISHED ⓘ
Devil’s Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ
Post Office Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMarineArea Floreana marine reserve waters NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPermanentPopulation true ⓘ
hasSettlement Puerto Velasco Ibarra NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWildlife Darwin’s finches NERFINISHED ⓘ
Galápagos penguins NERFINISHED ⓘ
Galápagos tortoises ⓘ
flamingos ⓘ
marine iguanas ⓘ
sea lions ⓘ
sea turtles ⓘ
highestElevation approximately 640 meters ⓘ
highestPoint Cerro Pajas NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor early human settlement history ⓘ
role in Charles Darwin’s studies ⓘ
unique wildlife ⓘ
locatedIn Galápagos Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
namedAfter Juan José Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Galápagos National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Galápagos Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
population small permanent community ⓘ
tourismActivity ecotourism ⓘ
snorkeling ⓘ
wildlife watching ⓘ
visitedBy Charles Darwin NERFINISHED ⓘ
visitYear 1835 ⓘ

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Floreana Island → alsoKnownAs → Charles Island ⓘ
Charles tree finch → namedAfter → Charles Island ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charles Island (former name of Floreana Island)