Isabela Island (Ecuador)
Isabela Island may refer to: *Isabela Island (Galápagos) *Isabela Island (Philippines) Isabel Island is an inhabited island in the province of Romblon in the Philippines. It is part of barangay Nasunogan in the municipality of Banton. In the 1918 census, the island together with its sister island Carlota Island constituted one sing ... See also * Isabel Island (other) {{geodis ...
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Isabela Island (Galápagos)
Isabela Island () is the largest island of the Galápagos Islands, Galápagos with an area of and length of , almost four times larger than Santa Cruz, the second largest of the archipelago. Isabela Island is larger than every other island in the Galápagos combined. It was named after Queen Isabella I of Castile. The island straddles the equator. This island was originally named Albemarle Island for the Duke of Albemarle by Ambrose Cowley, one of the first Europeans to set foot on the islands, in 1684. Geology One of the youngest islands, Isabela is located on the western edge of the archipelago near the Galápagos hotspot. At approximately 1 million years old, the seahorse-shaped island was formed by the merger of six shield volcanoes; Alcedo Volcano, Alcedo, Cerro Azul (Ecuador volcano), Cerro Azul, Darwin, Volcán Ecuador, Ecuador, Sierra Negra (Galápagos), Sierra Negra, and Volcán Wolf, Wolf. All of these volcanoes except Ecuador are still active, making it one of ...
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