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The End All Be All Galapagos Islands Fun Facts: Part Two - Oddee


The End All Be All Galapagos Islands Fun Facts: Part Two - Oddee

* These are the last of the Galapagos Islands fun facts and they are just as good as the first.

Did you read The End All Be All Galapagos Islands Fun Facts: Part One? Because this is the second, and final, part.

The Sierra Negra Volcano in Isabela Island of the Galapagos has the second largest crater in the world

The Galapagos Islands are above a hot spot where the Earth's crust is melting from below the mantle, resulting in volcanic land.

There are two 'pit craters' on Santa Cruz Island from empty magma chambers that collapsed on themselves.

The Galapagos Islands were formed solely from volcanoes and have never touched a continent.

There's a dry season in the Galapagos Islands from June to December and a "warm" season from December to May.

An area called the Devil's Crown is a dramatic snorkeling site, an almost completely submerged volcano and underwater lava tunnels to explore.

There's only one island in the world that has hybrid iguanas, or the offspring of a male marine iguana with a female land iguana, and it's Plaza Sur.

The Galapagos Islands have 12 native mammal species and 36 native reptile species, most of which are also threatened or extinct, and the only marine iguana in the world.

Coffee from the Galapagos is an organic selection, found worldwide.

The Islands have about 30 diving sites to offer and about 20% of the islands marine life cannot be found anywhere else. (Though there are some species that have migrated there.)

The climate is dependent on ocean currents, producing either a dry season with blue skies and midday showers or a warm season that's tropical in that it has daily rain and cloudier skies.

Because of the islands location on the equator, they have a full 12 hours of sun and night throughout the whole year.

Marine iguanas from the Galapagos Islands could be called small dinosaurs, they're all black with sharp crowns and long claws.

There are 600 species of plants native to the islands.

A Galapagos handshake is used when someone has to hold a guides hand while they embark or disembark a dinghy.

There are strict rules associated with migrating to the islands by the Galapagos National Park so there is little crime.

Did you learn a lot from these Galapagos Islands fun facts? Tell us all about it in the comments!

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