UNESCO World Heritage

Galápagos Islands

Natural Inscribed 1978

UNESCO natural World Heritage site linked to Ecuador. Inscribed in 1978.

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Linked countries

Ecuador

Primary

Linked areas and landscapes

Galápagos Islands

Landscape Archipelago

Primary Created From Unesco Sync

At a glance

UNESCO summary

Category Natural

Inscribed 1978

Countries Ecuador

Area Galápagos Islands

Area 14,066,514 ha

Coordinates -0.6899, -90.5013

Status Current listing

UNESCO criteria

(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)

Danger list detail

P 2007-2010

Map