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Galapagos Islands

Natural World Heritage property in Ecuador, inscribed in 1978 under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Photo: European Space Agency · Attribution · Wikimedia Commons
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of PanamáArea de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage SiteCaralChan ChanChankillo Archaeoastronomical ComplexChavin de HuantarChiribiquete National ParkCocos Island National ParkCoibaCoro and its PortDarién National Parkfortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San LorenzoGalapagos IslandsHistoric Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, CuraçaoHistoric Center of QuitoHistoric centre of CuscoHistoric Centre of LimaHistoric Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de CuencaHistoric Sanctuary of Machu PicchuHuascarán National ParkLeón CathedralLos Katíos National ParkMalpelo Fauna and Flora SanctuaryManu National ParkPort, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, CartagenaPrecolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the DiquísRío Abiseo National ParkRuínas de León ViejoSan Agustin archeological parkSangay National ParkSanta Cruz de MompósTalamanca Range-La Amistad ReservesThe Colonial Transisthmian Route of PanamáTierradentro0.667° S, 90.550° W
State Party
Ecuador
Year of inscription
1978
Criteria
viiviiiixx
Area of property
7,880 km²
Location
Galápagos Province
What it is
archipelago, WWF ecoregion
Component parts
25 (serial property)
Next to
Pacific Ocean
Visitors a year
267,688 (2022) · ranking
Official website
galapagos.today
Reference
WHC 1 · Wikidata Q38095

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica790 kmCocos Island National ParkCosta Rica · 1997NaturalMalpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, Colombia1122 kmMalpelo Fauna and Flora SanctuaryColombia · 2006NaturalHistoric Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, Ecuador1307 kmHistoric Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de CuencaEcuador · 1999Cultural1323 kmPrecolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the DiquísCosta Rica · 2014CulturalCoiba, Panama1328 kmCoibaPanama · 2005NaturalHistoric Center of Quito, Ecuador1339 kmHistoric Center of QuitoEcuador · 1978Cultural
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