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Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands are a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 1,000 km west of the coast of Ecuador, which annexed them in 1832. Their unique wildlife, including giant tortoises, marine iguanas and finches, influenced Charles Darwin's thinking on evolution after his visit in 1835. They became Ecuador's first national park in 1959 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978.
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