Profiles for 111 cities, towns and other populated places in Bergen County New Jersey. Incorporated Places have an asterisk (*).
The GalÃ¡pagos Islands (official name: ArchipiÃ©lago de ColÃ³n, other Spanish name: Islas GalÃ¡pagos, Spanish pronunciation: [Ëizlaz É£aËlapaÉ£os]) are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, 906 km (563 mi) west of continental Ecuador, of which ...
Geography and Climate of the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos Islands are located in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean and the closest landmass to them is Ecuador. They are also on the equator with a latitude of about 1Ë40'N to 1Ë36'S. There is a total distance of 137 miles (220 km) between the northernmost and southernmost islands and the total land area of the archipelago is 3,040 square miles (7,880 sq km).