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Detailed explanation-1: -The Galapagos archipelago is located about 1, 000 km from continental Ecuador and is composed of 127 islands, islets and rocks, of which 19 are large and 4are inhabited. 97% of the total emerged surface (7, 665, 100 ha) was declared National Park in 1959.

Detailed explanation-2: -Galapagos Islands, Spanish Islas Galápagos, officially Archipiélago de Colón (“Columbus Archipelago”), island group of the eastern Pacific Ocean, administratively a province of Ecuador.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Galápagos Islands, officially called the Archipiélago de Colón (an administrative district of Ecuador), are famous for their diverse flora and fauna.

Detailed explanation-4: -Administratively, the Galapagos Islands constitute a province of Ecuador since 1973, made up of three cantons, which are the islands of San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz and Isabela. On 12 February 1832, under the presidency of Juan José Flores, the Galapagos Islands were annexed to Ecuador.