600 miles
Air distance from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to the Galapagos Islands totals 677 miles. That equals 1,089 kilometers or 588 nautical miles.
The Galapagos are a group if islands off the coast of Ecuador. The species that live there have many places in which to sleep.
The official language of the Galapagos Islands is Spanish. However, due to the tourism industry and the presence of English-speaking visitors, English is also spoken and understood in many places on the islands.
about 23,000
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador 98,985 sq mi
The total area of the islands is of around 5,000 square miles. The biggest island of this Archipelago is Isabela with an area of more than 1,700 square miles.
The Galapagos Islands are a World Heritage Site because of the many endemic species (not seen anywhere else) that live on each of the islands of this Archipelago. The Galapagos Islands also have the 2nd largest protected marine reserve in America with an extension of nearly 130,000 Km2
The archipelago known as the Galapagos Islands is made up of 32 islands.
The Galapagos Islands were by far his most important discovery and would make them really important. Here is a site with more information: http:/www.geographia.com/ecuador/galislands.htm
Darwin was puzzled about the many adaptations of the finches on the Galapagos Islands
too many species died