Fernandina Island

Galápagos Province · Ecuador

Fernandina Island, Ecuador
Photo: NASA, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
June to November, when cold currents bring peak marine activity
Accessibility
not-accessible
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The youngest and most volcanically active island in the Galápagos, with no introduced species and a raw landscape of fresh lava flows. Punta Espinoza hosts one of the world's densest colonies of marine iguanas alongside flightless cormorants drying their stubby wings on the rocks.

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