Santa Fe Island

Santa Fe Island

Santa Fe Island, also called Barrington Island, is a small island of 24 km² which lies in the centre of the Galapagos archipelago, to the south east of Santa Cruz Island. Geologically it is one of the oldest, since volcanic rocks of about 4 million years old have been found. The vegetation of the island is characterized by the presence of a dense forest of the largest species of the giant Opuntia cactus.

Santa Fé is home to two species endemic to the island: the Barrington Land Iguana ("Conolophus pallidus") and the Santa Fe Rice Rat ("Oryzomys brauni").

The visitor site is a wet landing located in Barrington Bay on the northeastern side of the island. Large numbers of sea lions are found on the beaches in the bay, occasionally hindering peregrination to the two trails leading from the beach.

External links

* [http://www.galapagosonline.com/Islands/islands/Santa_Fe/Santa_Fe.html Santa Fe Information Galapagosonline.com] *


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