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When Charles Darwin visited the island in 1835, he found no sign of its native tortoise and assumed that whalers, pirates, and human settlers had wiped them out. Since about 1850, no tortoises have been found on the island (except for one or two introduced animals kept as pets by the locals), and the
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Being at the height of the dry season, Chappel's fire soon burned out of control and swept the island. The next day saw the island still burning as the ship sailed for an offshore anchorage and after a full day of sailing the fire was still visible on the horizon. Many years later Thomas Nickerson,
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arrived with two German companions, Robert Philippson and Rudolph Lorenz, as well as the Ecuadorian guide Manuel Valdivieso Borja. A series of strange disappearances and deaths (including possible murders) and the departure of Strauch then left the Wittmers as the sole remaining inhabitants of the
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between 12 December 1936 and 1 January 1937, and as a novel by Gallimard in 1938. Simenon´s novel was adapted for television in 1989, by Laurent Heynemann. A documentary film recounting these events,
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Due to its relatively flat surface, supply of fresh water as well as plants and animals, Floreana was a favorite stop for whalers and other visitors to the Galápagos. Since the 19th century,
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arrived with their son Harry from Germany, and shortly afterwards their son Rolf was born there, the first person known to have been born in the Galápagos. Later in 1932, the Austrian
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The Geology and Geochemistry of Isla Floreana, Galapagos: A Different Type of Late-Stage Ocean Island Volcanism, in The Galapagos: A Natural Laboratory for the Earth Sciences
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at 640 m (2,100 ft), which is also the highest point of the volcano like most of the smaller islands of Galápagos. The island has a population of about 100.
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Still known as Charles Island, the island was set afire in 1820 as a result of a prank gone wrong by helmsman Thomas Chappel from the Nantucket whaling ship
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Post Office Bay provides visitors the opportunity to send post cards home without a stamp via the over 200-year-old post barrel and other travelers.
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group who had settled there. They set up a hotel which is still managed by their descendants. Mrs. Wittmer wrote an account of her experiences as
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from Berlin to settle on Floreana and sent letters back that were widely reported in the press, encouraging others to follow. In 1932, Heinz and
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At Punta Cormorant, there is a green olivine beach to see sea lions and a short walk past a lagoon to see flamingos, rays, sea turtles, and
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II.) When it is used, the name Charles Island is still applied following Colnett's misplacement rather than Cowley's original intention.
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The demands of these visitors, early settlers, and introduced species devastated much of the local wildlife with the endemic
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at Post Office Bay, so that mail could be picked up and delivered to their destination by ships on their way home, mainly to
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A favorite dive and snorkeling site, “Devil's Crown”, located off the northeast point of the island, is an underwater
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field, complete with goals, at the end of Post Office Bay, is used by tour boat crews and their tourists.
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Building negotiated agreement: The emergence of community-based tourism in Floreana (Galapagos Islands)
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10 km south of the island forms the southern boundary of the Galapagos Platform. There are over 50
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did not apparently chart or name this island in his 17th-century accounts of the Galápagos but the
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in the archipelago, with about 350 nests scattered beneath a dense vegetation among the rocks.
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lava flows. The oldest flows are on the northern end of the island, while the youngest (26
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on the island (the few remaining are found on the nearby islands of Gardiner and Champion).
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nest from December to May on this island. The "joint footed" petrel is found here, a
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International Union for Conservation of Nature classified the Floreana tortoise (
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misunderstood some of Cowley's maps and in 1793 gave Floreana the name
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visited Floreana Island during a 2-week survey of the islands.
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Evolution's Workshop: God and Science on the Galápagos Islands
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Floreana, sometimes written as Floriana, is named in honor of
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are endemic to the island. Other significant species include
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Fitter, Julian; Fitter, Daniel; and Hosking, David. (2000)
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Fitter, Julian; Fitter, Daniel; and Hosking, David. (2000)
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
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sea bird which spends most of its life away from land.
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Location of Floreana within the Galápagos Archipelago
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Floreana

Floreana Island (Charles Island) is located in Galápagos Islands
Pacific Ocean
1°17′51″S 90°26′03″W / 1.29750°S 90.43417°W / -1.29750; -90.43417
Galápagos Islands
Cerro Pajas
Province
Galápagos Province
Canton
San CristĂłbal
Parish
Spanish
Ecuador
Galápagos Archipelago
Cerro Pajas
Juan José Flores
president
Ecuador
Spanish
Mercedes JijĂłn
Virgin Mary
Santa MarĂ­a
Christopher Columbus
his initial voyage
Pinta Island
English
William Ambrosia Cowley
British
captain

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