G ALAPAGOS G ALAPAGOS Paris Harvey and jamie By Paris Harvey and jamie Galapagos N AMES OF ANIMALS Galapagos tortoise,whales,land iguanas /sea iguanas,Galapagos penguin and birds P ICTURES FOUND ON GOOGLE IMAGES ISLANDS FACTS The 18 [7] main islands (each having a land area at least 1 km 2 ) of the archipelago (with their English names) shown alphabetically [7] Wolf volcano erupted in 2015 G ALAPAGOS Did You Know : The Galapagos was home to the only surviving giant Pinta tortoise. 'Lonesome George' which unfortunately died in June The convergence of three major oceanic currents brings an incredible mix of marine life to Galapagos The endemic Galapagos marine iguana is the only lizard to swim in the ocean Darwin's research in Galapagos led to the ground breaking theory of The Origin of Species The Galapagos The Galapagos consist of 13 major islands (ranging in area from 5.4 to 1,771 square miles) On 13 May 2005On 13 May 2005, a new, very eruptive process began on this island, when an ash and water vapor cloud rose to a height of 7 km (23,000 ft) and lava flows descended the slopes of the volcano on the way to the sea I SLAND FACTS F UN FACT the Galpagos penguin is a penguin endemic to the Galpagos Islands. It is the only penguin that lives north of the equator in the wild. WikipediaWikipedia P ICTURES ALSO FROM GOOGLE T HANK YOU