ECUADOR.
Birds of Galápagos Islands.
Map of Galápagos archipielago and large tree finch (Camarhynchus psittacula).
Last stamp in a set of 6, issued on 30.11.1977.
Face value: 5.40 Ecuadorian sucres.
Catalogues
- StampWorld No. 1780.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 971.
The
Galapagos archipelago is made up of thirteen large islands with a surface area
greater than 10 km², nine medium islands with an area of 1 km² to 10 km² and
another 107 small islets, in addition to rocky promontories of a few square
meters, distributed around of the equatorial line. It is the second largest
marine reserve on the planet and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1978 by
Unesco. The Galapagos Islands are known for their numerous endemic species and
for the studies of Charles Darwin that led him to establish his theory of evolution
through natural selection. The islands were formed 5 million years ago as a
result of tectonic activity on the seabed; the archipelago is one of the most
active volcanic groups in the world.
The Galapagos Islands were discovered by chance on March 10, 1535, when the
ship in which the Bishop of Panama Fray Tomás de Berlanga was traveling to Peru
deviated from its route.
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