Charles Darwin took a little trip to the Galapagos Islands in 1835, and the world has never been the same. He spent three weeks collecting specimens of animals no one had ever seen, and scientists have been going back ever since to explore the place that inspired Darwin’s radical theory of natural selection. Now it’s your turn to do a little exploring! The Galapagos Islands were once called the Enchanted Islan ...

Africa | Antarctica | Arctic | Asia | Australia/Oceania | Caribbean | Central America | Europe | Islands of the World Middle East | North America | South America | World Atlas | WIN $100 here GALAPAGOS ISLANDS A Brief Description Fast Facts Flag Landforms Lat/Long Links Maps Time Traveler Info Weather PRINT THIS MAP A Brief Description Sitting right atop the Equator, approximately 600 miles directly west of Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands had no original inhabitants, and ...

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