Floreana Island
Sign in to saveAlso known as Floreana, I. Floreana, Isla Floreana, Floreana I., Floreana Is., Charles, Charles Island, Charles I.
Island in Ecuador's Galapagos Archipelago
Key facts
- Location
- East Pacific Ocean
- Archipelago
- Galápagos Islands
- Area
- 173 km (67 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 640 m (2100 ft)
- Highest point
- Cerro Pajas
- Province
- Galápagos Province
- Canton
- San Cristóbal
- Parish
- Santa María
- Capital and largest city
- Puerto Velasco Ibarra (pop. 100)
- Pop density
- 0.6/km (1.6/sq mi)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Galapagos Islands
- Named after
- Santa Maria
- Country
- Ecuador
- Population
- 100
- Area
- 172.53
- Elevation
- 444
- Body of water
- Pacific Ocean
- Highest point
- Cerro Pajas
- Image
- Floreana4.jpg
- Width
- 16
- Length
- 18
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- Commons category
- Floreana
- located in/on physical feature
- Galapagos Islands
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Encyclopedic overview
Floreana Island (Spanish: Isla Floreana) is a southern island in Ecuador's Galápagos Archipelago. The island has an area of 173 km (67 sq mi). It was formed by volcanic eruption. The island's highest point is Cerro Pajas at 640 m (2,100 ft), which is also the highest point of a volcano, as with most of the smaller islands of Galápagos. The island has a population of about 100.
Names
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Floreana Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.