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A Tour of the Galapagos Islands

A Tour of the Galapagos Islands. A Kent Christensen 14-23 November 2008 http://www.umich.edu/~akc/Galapagos2008-short.ppt National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions (www.expeditions.com). Galapagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador. Isabela. Santiago. Fernandina. Santa Cruz. Youngest

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A Tour of the Galapagos Islands

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  1. A Tour of the Galapagos Islands A Kent Christensen 14-23 November 2008 http://www.umich.edu/~akc/Galapagos2008-short.ppt National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions (www.expeditions.com)

  2. Galapagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador Isabela Santiago Fernandina Santa Cruz Youngest ~0.5M years "hot spot" Baltra (airport) San Cristóbal Floreana Española Oldest ~10M years

  3. Our cruise ship, National Geographic Polaris

  4. My cabin aboard the Polaris

  5. We traveled between ship and shore in rubber boats, called zodiacs

  6. Sea lion

  7. A mother sea lion and her nursing cub

  8. Land iguana

  9. Land iguana

  10. Marine iguanas

  11. Marine iguana

  12. Lava lizard

  13. Blue-footed boobies, male and female

  14. Young frigatebird

  15. Male frigatebird, expanded red throat pouch to court females

  16. Galapagos waved albatross, on Española Island.

  17. Galapagos hawk, one of the few predators

  18. Mockingbird, Española Island

  19. One of 13 kinds of Darwin's finches on Galapagos Islands

  20. Galapagos penguin

  21. Fresh water lake, Floreana Island

  22. Flamingos on the lake, Floreana Island

  23. White-cheeked pintail duck

  24. Sally lightfoot crabs

  25. Sally lightfoot crab

  26. Historic post office barrel, Floreana Island

  27. Bottle-nosed dolphins "bow riding" our ship

  28. A green sea turtle in the water beside our zodiac

  29. Wolf Volcano, Isabela Island, highest in the Galapagos, 5600 ft. (=1707 m)

  30. Harbor of Puerta Ayora, with our ship in the background

  31. Young tortoises at a breeding facility, Charles Darwin Research Station

  32. Adult giant tortoise (and Kent), Charles Darwin Research Station

  33. Lush vegetation in the central highlands of Santa Cruz Island. At left is the Altair Restaurant, where we had lunch

  34. Wild giant tortoises migrating for optimal food.

  35. Wild giant tortoise (and Kent)

  36. Head of a giant tortoise

  37. Snorkelers enjoying underwater marvels

  38. Sea stars seen from a glass bottom boat

  39. A razor surgeonfish, glass bottom boat

  40. A stingray, glass bottom boat

  41. Shark, glass bottom boat

  42. A snorkeler swam under the glass bottom boat

  43. Approaching Baltra Island and the airport, after eight wonderful days in the Galapagos Islands

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