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  2. Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    In 1959, the centenary year of Charles Darwin's publication of The Origin of Species, the Ecuadorian government declared 97.5% of the archipelago's land area a national park, excepting areas already colonised. The Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) was founded the same year. The core responsibility of CDF, an international nongovernmental ...

  3. Charles Darwin Research Station - Wikipedia

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    The Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS) (Spanish: Estación Científica Charles Darwin, ECCD) is a biological research station operated by the Charles Darwin Foundation. It is located on the shore of Academy Bay in the village of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands , with satellite offices on Isabela and San Cristóbal ...

  4. Charles Darwin - Wikipedia

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    Charles Robert Darwin (/ ˈ d ɑːr w ɪ n / [5] DAR-win; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, [6] widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology.

  5. Harriet (tortoise) - Wikipedia

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    Harriet was reportedly collected by Charles Darwin during his 1835 visit to the Galápagos Islands as part of his round-the-world survey expedition, transported to England, and then taken to her final home, Australia, by John Clements Wickham, the retiring captain of the Beagle. However, doubt is cast on this story by the fact that Darwin had ...

  6. Top of iconic Darwin’s Arch collapses, leaving pair of ...

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    The famed Darwin’s Arch of Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands is now a pair of pillars. The top of the iconic natural formation collapsed at around 11:20 a.m. local time on Monday before the ...

  7. Wildlife of the Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    There are many organizations dedicated to preventing and eradicating invasive species. For instance, the Charles Darwin Foundation helped create the Galápagos Inspection and Quarantine System (SICGAL) that checks the luggage brought into the Galapagos Islands for potentially invasive animals and plants.

  8. Darwin's Arch - Wikipedia

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    Darwin's Arch and partial view of the plateau, 2003. Part of Ecuador's Galápagos Archipelago, Darwin Island is a small, uninhabited island with an area of 2.33 square kilometres (0.90 sq mi) and an elevation of 168 metres (551 ft).

  9. The Voyage of the Beagle - Wikipedia

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    Darwin, Charles (1887), Darwin, F (ed.), The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter., London: John Murray (The Autobiography of Charles Darwin) Retrieved on 15 December 2006; Darwin, Charles (1958), Barlow, N (ed.), The autobiography of Charles Darwin 1809–1882. With the original omissions restored.