The most famous was Charles Darwin, a naturalist employed aboard the HMS Beagle. It was here that Darwin formulated much of his theories about evolution.
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
British Naturalist Charles Darwin visited Galapagos Islands in 1835. During his visit he observed that difference species were in a constant battle of survival with each other, and there was a variation in between tortoise on the sand and those in the water.
Darwin traveled to the Galapagos Islands as a naturalist on a ship that was doing surveys of the Pacific ocean. By observing the plants and animals on the islands he gradually formulated his theory of evolution. It was 24 years later when he published his famous book on the origin of species.
Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands in 1835.
There are 13 major Islands in Galapagos, the most important and visited are:San CristobalSanta CruzFloreanaIsabelaFernandinaSantiagoGenovesaMarchenaEspanolaSanta FeNorth SeymourPintaDaphne
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
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
Darwin visited 4 islands in 5 weeks.
British Naturalist Charles Darwin visited Galapagos Islands in 1835. During his visit he observed that difference species were in a constant battle of survival with each other, and there was a variation in between tortoise on the sand and those in the water.
Because for a Nature lover or a naturalist Galapagos Islands are some sort of 'chamber of evolution and endemism' as someone once said. Despite of the pressure of tourism is still a unique place in the world.
While Charles Darwin was in Galapagos, he visited the islands of Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, and Santiago only.
Galapagos islands are famous for the Darvin's finches (which give evidences for the evolution of organisms mainly Darvin's theory of natural selection and survival of the fittest)Darvin, the naturalist, who made the Galapagos islands famous ...........in the world.
The islands were first mapped and named by the buccaneer Ambrose Cowley in 1684.
The Enchanted Islands