Galápagos · Ecuador
Isabela Island
The biggest Galápagos island, six volcanoes fused together.
- Population
- 1,748 (recent)
- Area
- 4,586 km²
- Settled
- 1893
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.
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