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The geographic uniqueness of the Galapagos islands is the fact that it is a archipelago of volcanic origins. These islands hold many endemic species no longer, or never seen elsewhere.

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What is the approximate population of the Galapagos Islands?

The approximate population of the Galapagos Islands is around 30,000 people.


What is the galapagos's export?

The Galapagos have no goods export. People doesn't live there. The galapagos is a unique place of little Islands with the most rare nature and animals on the planet. And is the habitat of too important species around the world. For example is the only place that you can find a marine iguana; but has too many active Volcanos in some of the youngest Islands that people can't live there. National geographic has a great documentary of The Galapagos. 2-24-2010 People do indeed live on the Galapagos, mostly for the tourist trade, and to provide goods and services to each other. If you go to GoogleEarth.com and go to the Galapagos, you can explore the islands via satellite photos. You can actually see a town.


Explain the geographical importance of the Galapagos Islands?

they have shown over time that animals do in fact go through a state of natural selection so that they can ba able to survive. the galapagos islands also make a good location for travellers to see history from their boats.


What is the absolute and relative locations of the Galapagos islands?

The absolute location of the Galapagos Islands is approximately 1,000 kilometers west of mainland Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. The relative location of the Galapagos Islands is that they are situated at the confluence of several ocean currents, which has contributed to their unique ecosystem and biodiversity.


Where are the Galapagos islands located?

The Galapagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, about 600 miles west of Ecuador's mainland, the country to which they belong. The archipelago consists of 18 main islands and several smaller ones.