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# Galápagos Islands
Puerto Ayora / Puerto Baquerizo Moreno · Ecuador

Volcanic islands with distinctive wildlife and landscapes shaped by the ocean.

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Reference localityPuerto Ayora / Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

Country / geographic scopeEcuador

Place typeNature

Point coordinates-0.63000, -90.34000

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Galápagos Islands

Natural · Inscription: 1978

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1/)

Galapagos Islands

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[CitiesPuerto Ayora→](https://tripguroo.com/en/places/ciudad-tcc-puerto-ayora/)

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## Sources and accuracy
[Reference 1 · en.wikipedia.org ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands)

[Reference 2 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1/)

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