加拉帕戈斯群岛(原称科隆群岛)位于太平洋东部的赤道上,现为厄瓜多尔的一个省,距离厄瓜多尔本土约1000公里。地理坐标为:北纬1o40’～南纬1o25’、西经89o14’～92o10’之间,由19个岛和附属小岛及岩礁组成,地跨赤道两侧,陆地总面积7994平方公里,散布在约59500平方公里的海面上。最初发现这些岛时,称它为“斯坎塔达斯岛”(西班牙语意思为“魔鬼岛”)。因为岛上有许多 The Galapagos Islands (formerly known as the Cologne Islands) is located on the equator of the eastern Pacific Ocean and is now a province of Ecuador about 1,000 km from the native Ecuador. Geographical coordinates: latitude 1o40 ’~ latitude 1o25’, west longitude 89o14 ’~ 92o10’, by 19 islands and attached islands and rock reefs on both sides of the equator, the total land area of ​​7994 square kilometers, scattered in the About 59,500 square kilometers of sea surface. When the islands were first discovered, they called it “Scurtax” (Spanish meaning “devil island”). Because there are many islands