Pinzón Island

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Pinzón Island, sometimes called Duncan Island (after Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan), is an island in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.

Pinzón is home to giant Galápagos tortoises of the endemic subspecies Chelonoidis nigra duncanensis, Galápagos sea lions and other endemic species. It has no visitor facilities and a permit is required to visit.

It has an area of 18 km² and a maximum altitude of 458 meters.

Pinzón marks the geographical center of the Galápagos Islands, so it is surprising that neither of the two main Galápagos tree species are present. In the humid zone a unique species of daisy tree is found.

An infestation of non-native rats threatens many native animal and plant species on the Galápagos Islands, and efforts are underway to eradicate them.^[1]

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v t e 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

Coordinates: 0°36′S 90°39′W / 0.600°S 90.650°W / -0.600; -90.650

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