Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Blue footed booby mating (Sula nebouxii), Isla Lobos off Isla San Cristóbal (San Cristóbal Island).

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The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, 972 km (525 nmi) west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site: wildlife is its most notable feature. The Galápagos islands and its surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a biological marine reserve. The principal language on the islands is Spanish. The islands have a population of around 23,000.

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Location: Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Photo credit: © Michael DeFreitas South America / Alamy / Afripics
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