Galapagos Islands Explorer: Visitor's Map of the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) (Ocean Explorer Maps)

The young, volcanic, Galapagos Archipelago is made up of over 130 islands and islets, although only five are actually inhabited.A province of Ecuador, they are located on the Equator, about 1,000 km (about 600 miles) to the west of South American mainland.Aside from their natural beauty, and the opportunities for exploration by sea, the Galapagos Islands are intimately associated with scientific research.While this may have begun with Charles Darwin's brief visit in 1835, today the emphasis is on conservation research, and the islands and surrounding marine reserve form a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site.The Galapagos Islands Explorer is a fold-out visitor's map (scale 1 : 400 000), that measures approximately 100 x 69 cm (W x H) when unfolded.It also has sections on human history, conservation, National Park Rules, the various island names (Ecuadorian and English), a timeline, and biographies of the significant people in Galapagos history.It will complement a trip to the islands, an