Galápagos National Park

This article is about the Ecuadorian National Park. For other uses, see Galápagos (disambiguation).

Galápagos National Park
Satellite photo of the Galápagos islands overlaid with the Spanish names of the visible main islands.
Interactive map of Galápagos National Park
Location Ecuador
Galápagos Islands
Coordinates0°20′0″S 90°0′0″W / 0.33333°S 90.00000°W / -0.33333; -90.00000
Area7995.4 km²
Established1959

Galápagos National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Galápagos) was established in 1959. It began operation in 1968, and it is Ecuador's first national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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