Wolf Island (Lake Of The Woods)
Wolf Island ( es, Isla Wolf) is a small island in the northern Galápagos Islands. It has an area of and a maximum altitude of above sea level. The island is remote from the main archipelago and has no permanent population. The Galápagos National Park does not allow landing on the island; however, it is a popular diving location. Names Wolf is named in honor of the German people, German Geology of Germany, geologist Theodor Wolf (), who published several important works on the geography and geology of the Galapagos Islands and mainland Ecuador. He is also the namesake of Wolf Volcano on Isabela Island (Galápagos), Isabela Island. In English, the island was previously named Lord Wenman's Island or Wenman Island in honor of Philip Wenman, 3rd Viscount Wenman, Philip Wenman, 3rd Viscount Wenman. The name was bestowed by the English pirate William Ambrosia Cowley in 1684 and used for centuries thereafter. The group formed by Wolf and nearby Darwin Island is now known as D ...
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Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: , , ) are an archipelago of volcanic islands. They are distributed on each side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean, surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, and are part of the Republic of Ecuador. Located west of continental Ecuador, the islands are known for their large number of endemic species that were studied by Charles Darwin during the second voyage of HMS ''Beagle''. His observations and collections contributed to the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection. The Galápagos Islands and their surrounding waters form the Galápagos Province of Ecuador, the Galápagos National Park, and the Galápagos Marine Reserve. The principal language on the islands is Spanish. The islands have a population of slightly over 25,000. The first recorded visit to the islands happened by chance in 1535, when Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the Bishop of Panamá, was surprised to find this undiscovered land on a vo ...
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