Santa Fe Island

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Prickly pear cactus and Swallow-tailed Gulls on Santa Fe Island

Santa Fe Island (Spanish: Isla Santa Fe), also called Barrington Island after admiral Samuel Barrington, is a small island of 24 km² which lies in the centre of the Galapagos archipelago, to the south east of Santa Cruz Island. Geologically it is one of the oldest, since volcanic rocks of about 4 million years old have been found. The vegetation of the island is characterized by brush, palo santo trees and stands of a large variety of the prickly pear cactus Opuntia echios.

Among animals, Santa Fe is home to one endemic species and one endemic subspecies: the Barrington Land Iguana (Conolophus pallidus) and the Santa Fe Rice Rat (Aegialomys galapagoensis bauri).

The visitor site is a wet landing located in Barrington Bay on the northeastern side of the island. Large numbers of sea lions are found on the beaches in the bay, occasionally hindering peregrination to the two trails leading from the beach.

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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°49′12″S 90°03′36″W / 0.82000°S 90.06000°W / -0.82000; -90.06000

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