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English: Topographic and bathymetric map of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Français : Carte topographique et bathymétrique de l'archipel des Galápagos , Équateur . *The background map is a raster image embedded in the SVG file.
English: Topographic and bathymetric map of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Svenska: Topografisk och batymetrisk kartan över Galápagosöarna , Ecuador . Deutsch: Topografische and bathymetrische Karte der Galápagos-Inseln , Ecuador .
The background map is a raster image embedded in the SVG file. UTM projection, WGS84 datum; Scales: Topography: 1:800,000 (accuracy: 200m) Bathymetry: 1:4,000,000 (accuracy: 1,000m) Date: 26 October 2008: Source: Own work. Data sources: Topography: NASA SRTM3 v2; Bathymetry: compiled by William Chadwick, Oregon State University (see the terms ...
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on af.wikipedia.org Galápagos-skilpad; Usage on ar.wikipedia.org سلحفاة جزيرة بينتا
Equirectangular projection. Geographic limits of the map: N: 1.8° N; S: 1.6° S; W: 92.1° W; E: 89.1° W; Date: 2 March 2009 (upload date) Source: own work, using United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency data; World Data Base II data; Author: NordNordWest: Other versions: Derivative works of this file: Galapagos Simple Map.png
English: Map showing the current and extinct species distribution of the Galápagos tortoise by its sub-species. Galapagos location map from: File:Galapagos Islands topographic map-fr.png Galapagos islands redrawn as vector, based upon File:Galapagos tortoise distribution Line diagram.png
Rising from the sea floor, the volcanic islands of the Galapagos are set on top of a large submarine platform. The main portion of the Galapagos platform is relatively flat and less than 1000 meters in depth. The steepest slopes are found along the western and southern flanks of the platform with a gradual slope towards the east.
The islands were also previously known as the Enchanted Isles or Islands (Islas Encantadas) from sailors' difficulty with the winds and currents around them; [7] as the Ecuador Archipelago (Archipiélago de Ecuador) or Archipelago of the Equator (Archipiélago del Ecuador) following their settlement by Ecuador in 1832; [8] and as the Colon or ...