Los Gemelos craters

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Los Gemelos craters are a pair of large volcanic sinkholes in the highlands of Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos, known for their lush Scalesia forest and birdwatching opportunities.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Los Gemelos craters canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
volcanic sinkhole ⓘ
access by road from Puerto Ayora ⓘ
activityAllowed guided tours ⓘ
independent hiking on marked trails ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Twins ⓘ
climateZone humid highland climate ⓘ
conservationStatus protected area ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Ecuador ⓘ
ecologicalImportance habitat for endemic species ⓘ
ecosystem humid highland zone ⓘ
environmentType cloud forest-like habitat ⓘ
feature dense vegetation ⓘ
steep crater walls ⓘ
formationProcess collapse of volcanic magma chamber ⓘ
geologicalType collapse crater ⓘ
governingBody Galápagos National Park Directorate ⓘ
hasPart Scalesia forest ⓘ
isPartOf Galápagos Islands volcanic archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Galápagos Islands

Galápagos National Park ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Ecuador ⓘ
Galápagos Islands ⓘ
Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
locatedOnRoad road between Puerto Ayora and Baltra ⓘ
management regulated tourism access ⓘ
nameMeaning The Twins ⓘ
nearbySettlement Puerto Ayora ⓘ
notablePlantGenus Scalesia ⓘ
numberOfCraters 2 ⓘ
origin volcanic activity ⓘ
popularFor birdwatching ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
nature observation ⓘ
region Galápagos Province ⓘ
safetyFeature marked paths along crater rim ⓘ
terrainFeature highlands ⓘ
tourismInfrastructure viewpoints ⓘ
walking trails ⓘ
typicalFaunaObserved Darwin’s finches ⓘ
linked to: Galápagos finches

Galápagos dove ⓘ
short-eared owl ⓘ
vegetationType Scalesia pedunculata forest ⓘ
view interior of collapsed volcanic chambers ⓘ
volcanicField Santa Cruz Island shield volcano ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Puerto Ayora → hasNearbyAttraction → Los Gemelos craters ⓘ
Santa Cruz Island → hasTouristAttraction → Los Gemelos craters ⓘ