Galápagos · Ecuador

Genovesa

A sunken caldera full of boobies.

Named
1892
Area
14 km²

Then

  1. 1892

    Ecuador names it Genovesa for Columbus's quadricentennial.

Now

Prince Philip's Steps climb through a seabird colony, and it's one of the best places to see red-footed boobies. The tide station is in Darwin Bay.

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