Pinta Island

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Pinta Island is a remote, uninhabited island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago, best known as the former home of Lonesome George, the last known Pinta Island tortoise.

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Pinta Island canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
uninhabited island
volcanic island
access restricted
administrativeCountry Ecuador
alsoKnownAs Abingdon Island
archipelago Galápagos archipelago
linked to: Galápagos Islands
area 60 km²
climate arid
conservationImportance high
country Ecuador
distanceFromMainland over 900 km west of continental Ecuador
ecosystemRestoration ongoing
elevation 777 m
geologicalOrigin shield volcano
goatEradicationCompleted 2003
goatEradicationMethod eradication campaign by park authorities
hasEcosystem coastal marine ecosystem
dry lowland ecosystem
hasFauna Pinta Island tortoise
marine iguanas
sea lions
seabirds
hasFlora cacti
dry shrubland vegetation
low trees
hasHighestPoint Pinta Island volcano summit
humanPopulation 0 permanent residents
invasiveSpeciesHistory feral goats
isUninhabited true
knownFor endemic Pinta Island tortoise subspecies
former home of Lonesome George
lastKnownTortoise Lonesome George
locatedIn Galápagos Islands
Pacific Ocean
managementAuthority Galápagos National Park Directorate
namedAfter La Pinta
partOf Galápagos National Park
Galápagos Province
Insular Region of Ecuador
protectedStatus part of Galápagos National Park
protected area
region eastern Pacific
tortoiseSubspecies Chelonoidis abingdonii
linked to: Chelonoidis
UNESCOStatus part of Galápagos World Heritage Site
volcanicActivityStatus extinct or dormant

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