Fernandina Island

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Fernandina Island is the westernmost and one of the most volcanically active islands in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago, known for its pristine ecosystems and unique wildlife.

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Fernandina Island canonical 12

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
shield volcano ⓘ
access restricted visitor sites by permit ⓘ
alternativeName Isla Fernandina ⓘ
Narborough Island ⓘ
archipelago Galápagos archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Galápagos Islands
area approximately 248 sq mi ⓘ
approximately 642 km² ⓘ
climate tropical dry climate influenced by ocean currents ⓘ
coastlineFeature lava flows entering the sea ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
conservationImportance important site for endemic Galápagos species ⓘ
country Ecuador ⓘ
elevation 1476 m ⓘ
approximately 4843 ft ⓘ
eruptionStyle basaltic fissure eruptions ⓘ
fauna Galápagos hawks ⓘ
Galápagos penguins ⓘ
linked to: Galápagos penguin

flightless cormorants ⓘ
lava lizards ⓘ
marine iguanas ⓘ
sea lions ⓘ
flora mangroves ⓘ
pioneer plants on lava fields ⓘ
formationType shield volcano edifice ⓘ
geologicalSetting Nazca Plate over Galápagos hotspot ⓘ
hasEcosystem pristine ecosystem ⓘ
hasSummitCrater La Cumbre ⓘ
hasVolcano La Cumbre ⓘ
highestPoint La Cumbre ⓘ
humanPopulation uninhabited ⓘ
isPartOf Galápagos National Park ⓘ
Galápagos Province ⓘ
Insular Region of Ecuador ⓘ
linked to: Galápagos Province
knownFor high volcanic activity ⓘ
relatively untouched landscapes ⓘ
unique wildlife ⓘ
lastEruption frequent eruptions in 21st century ⓘ
lavaType basaltic lava ⓘ
locatedIn Galápagos Islands ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
managementAuthority Galápagos National Park Directorate ⓘ
namedAfter Ferdinand II of Aragon ⓘ
oceanCurrentInfluence Cromwell Current ⓘ
Humboldt Current ⓘ
partOf Galápagos Marine Reserve ⓘ
protectionStatus uninhabited protected area ⓘ
sovereignState Ecuador ⓘ
tectonicPlate Nazca Plate ⓘ
volcanicActivity one of the most active volcanoes in Galápagos ⓘ
volcanicOrigin hotspot volcano ⓘ
volcanoType shield volcano ⓘ
westernmostIslandOf Galápagos Islands ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Galápagos Islands → hasIsland → Fernandina Island ⓘ
Galápagos Province → contains → Fernandina Island ⓘ
Galápagos Time → observedIn → Fernandina Island ⓘ
Galápagos fur seal → foundOnIsland → Fernandina Island ⓘ
subject linked to: Galápagos fur seals
La Cumbre → locatedOn → Fernandina Island ⓘ
La Cumbre → island → Fernandina Island ⓘ
La Cumbre → dominates → Fernandina Island ⓘ
Galápagos hawk → foundOnIsland → Fernandina Island ⓘ
subject linked to: Galápagos hawks
Galápagos penguin → breedsOn → Fernandina Island ⓘ
Narborough Island → alsoKnownAs → Fernandina Island ⓘ
Insular Region of Ecuador → contains → Fernandina Island ⓘ
Galápagos mockingbird → occursOnIsland → Fernandina Island ⓘ