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Galapagos Islands
Galapagos Islands is in Ecuador, in Galápagos Province. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
| What it is | UNESCO World Heritage Site |
|---|---|
| Country | Ecuador |
| City or region | Galápagos Province |
| Coordinates | 0.6667 S, 90.5500 W |
| UNESCO World Heritage | Yes (site or site component) |
| Visitors per year (P1174) | 267,688 |
| Notability (sitelinks) | 133 |
The 5 closest notable attractions
| Attraction | Country | Distance (km) |
|---|---|---|
| Stone spheres of Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 1,322.2 |
| Coiba | Panama | 1,328.3 |
| Quito | Ecuador | 1,339.4 |
| Sangay National Park | Ecuador | 1,364.3 |
| Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site | Costa Rica | 1,391.9 |
The closest neighbor is Stone spheres of Costa Rica, 1,322.2 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
| Português | Galápagos |
|---|---|
| English | Galapagos Islands |
| Español | Islas Galápagos |
Source and method
| Source | Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09 |
|---|---|
| Distances | Haversine over 0.6667 S, 90.5500 W and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot |
| Notability | Galapagos Islands: 133 sitelinks; closest neighbor Stone spheres of Costa Rica at 1,322.2 km |
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