Santa Cruz Island

Local nameIsla Santa Cruz
LocationEcuador

Santa Cruz Island is one of the Galápagos Islands with an area of 986 km2 and a maximum altitude of 864 metres. Situated in the center of the archipelago, Santa Cruz is the second largest island after Isabela. Its capital is Puerto Ayora, the most populated urban centre in the islands. On Santa Cruz, there are some small villages, whose inhabitants work in agriculture and cattle raising.

The island is an oval-shaped, 32 km long and 40 km wide shield volcano. Its summit contains a shallow caldera that has been largely buried by youthful pit craters and cinder cones with well-preserved craters. The most recent eruptions may have occurred only a few thousand years ago with the effusion of sparsely vegetated lava flows from vents on the north flank and along the summit fissure.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Island_(Galápagos)

Coordinates -0°37'38.39" N -90°21'30.074" E

Tours and activities: Santa Cruz Island

Cerro Mesa Reserve and Garrapatero Beach Tour

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From Baltra Island: Galápagos Islands 5-Day Nature Tour

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