Pinzón Island

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Pinzón Island is a small, uninhabited island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago, noted for its unique wildlife and conservation efforts, particularly for its giant tortoise population.

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Pinzón Island canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Galápagos Island
island
access restricted
area approximately 18 square kilometers
belongsTo Canton of Santa Cruz
Province of Galápagos
linked to: Galápagos Province
climate tropical dry
conservationAction tortoise captive breeding
tortoise reintroduction
country Ecuador
elevation approximately 458 meters
geologicalType shield volcano remnant
hasAlternativeName Duncan Island NERFINISHED
hasEcosystemType arid zone vegetation
dry forest
hasEndemicTaxon Chelonoidis duncanensis
linked to: Chelonoidis
hasFauna Darwin’s finches
linked to: Galápagos finches

Galápagos hawk
linked to: Galápagos hawks

Galápagos sea lions
linked to: Galápagos sea lion

Pinzón Island giant tortoise
lava lizards
marine iguanas
seabirds
hasFlora Bursera trees
Opuntia cacti
Scalesia shrubs
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
humanSettlement none
importantFor giant tortoise conservation
invasiveSpeciesEradicated Norway rats
black rats
locatedIn Galápagos Islands
Pacific Ocean
managedBy Galápagos National Park Directorate
monitoredBy Charles Darwin Foundation
namedAfter Martín Alonso Pinzón
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
namedBy British sailors
notableFor conservation efforts
unique wildlife
oceanCurrentInfluence Humboldt Current
Panama Current
partOf Galápagos National Park
UNESCO World Heritage Site Galápagos Islands
linked to: Galápagos Islands
protectedStatus national park
subjectOf rat eradication program
tourism limited landing sites
uninhabited true
volcanicOrigin true

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Galápagos Islands hasIsland Pinzón Island
Galápagos Province contains Pinzón Island
Galápagos Time observedIn Pinzón Island