Galápagos · Ecuador
Isabela Island
The biggest Galápagos island, six volcanoes fused together.
- Population
- 1,748 (recent)
- Area
- 4,586 km²
- Settled
- 1893
- Tides
- Two highs, two lows a day
Then
- 1893
Puerto Villamil and Santo Tomás are founded.
- Penal colony
Prisoners build the Wall of Tears.
- 2006–2007
More than 100,000 feral goats are removed, and the vegetation recovers.
Now
Isabela is larger than all the other islands combined. The tide stations are at Tagus Cove, Perry Bay and Isabela Bay.
On the water
From NOAA's predictions for Bahia Isabela, Isla Isabela over the next 365 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
- Pattern
- Two highs and two lows a day, close in size
- Typical daily range
- 4.1 ft
- Biggest swing
- 6.3 ft on Jan 24
- Smallest swing
- 1.8 ft on Oct 20
- Highest high
- 5.6 ft, Feb 22 at 4:50 PM
- Lowest low
- −0.7 ft, Sep 1 at 11:07 PM
3 tide stations around Isabela Island
- Bahia Isabela, Isla Isabela15.9 mi
- Bahia de Perry, Isla Isabela20.4 mi
- Caleta Tagus, Isla Isabel44.1 mi