Hood Island

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Hood Island, also known as Española Island, is one of the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador, renowned for its unique wildlife and status as a key site in Charles Darwin’s studies of evolution.

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instanceOf Galápagos Island
island
alsoKnownAs Española Island
Isla Española
Isla Hood
associatedWith Charles Darwin
country Ecuador
hasAccess regulated tourism visits
hasApproximateAge 3 to 4 million years
hasApproximateArea 60 square kilometers
hasClimate arid
hasConservationStatus strictly protected area
hasEndemicSpecies Española lava lizard
Española marine iguana subspecies
Española mockingbird
waved albatross breeding colony
hasGeologicalType eroded shield volcano
volcanic island
hasHighestPoint about 200 meters above sea level
hasNotableBeach Gardner Beach
hasNotableFauna Darwin’s finches
linked to: Galápagos finches

Galápagos hawk
linked to: Galápagos hawks

Nazca booby
blue-footed booby
marine iguana
sea lion colony
swallow-tailed gull
waved albatross
hasNotableFlora palo santo
sesuvium ground cover
hasNotableIslet Gardner Islet NERFINISHED
Osborn Islet
hasNotableSite Gardner Bay
Punta Suárez
hasTourismActivity hiking on marked trails
snorkeling
wildlife watching
hasVegetation sparse shrubs and grasses
humanPopulation uninhabited
importantFor study of evolution
locatedIn Galápagos Islands
Galápagos Marine Reserve
Galápagos National Park
Pacific Ocean
southeastern Galápagos Islands
namedAfter Samuel Hood
linked to: Admiral Samuel Hood
partOf Ecuadorian archipelago of Colón Province
Province of Galápagos
linked to: Galápagos Province

UNESCO World Heritage Site Galápagos Islands

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Española Island alsoKnownAs Hood Island