Rábida Island

Rábida Island
Geography
Rábida Island
Location	Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Coordinates	0°24′58″S 90°42′39″W / 0.416245°S 90.710897°W / -0.416245; -90.710897Coordinates: 0°24′58″S 90°42′39″W / 0.416245°S 90.710897°W / -0.416245; -90.710897
Archipelago	Galápagos Islands
Country
Ecuador

Panorama of Rábida Island.

Rábida Island (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈraβiða]), is one of the Galápagos Islands. The island has also been known as Jervis Island named in honour of the 18th-century British admiral John Jervis. In Ecuador it is officially known as Isla Rábida.

Wildlife

Brown pelican on red sand.

In addition to flamingos and the bachelor sea lion colony, pelicans, white-cheeked pintails, boobies, and nine species of finch have been reported. The rich wildlife attracts a number of tourists cruises.

In 1971 the National Park Service successfully eradicated goats from Rábida. This introduced species upset the natural environment and led to the extinction of several native creatures including geckos, land iguanas, and rice rats.

Galápagos Islands

Main islands	Baltra Island Bartolomé Island Darwin Island Española Island Fernandina Island Floreana Island Genovesa Island Isabela Island Marchena Island North Seymour Island Pinzón Island Pinta Island Rábida Island San Cristóbal Island Santa Cruz Island Santa Fe Island Santiago Island Wolf Island

Minor islands	Daphne Island South Plaza Island Nameless Island

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 17, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.