Bartolomé (Galápagos)

Bartolome
The Pinnacle Rock / Pináculo by Bartolomé
Waters	Pacific Ocean
Archipelago	Galapagos Islands
Geographical location	0 ° 17 ′ 7 ″  S , 90 ° 33 ′ 2 ″  W Coordinates: 0 ° 17 ′ 7 ″  S , 90 ° 33 ′ 2 ″  W
surface	1.2 km²
Highest elevation	114  m
Residents	uninhabited

Bartolomé Island is one of the smaller and geologically younger in the Galápagos Islands . It is located slightly east of San Salvador (Santiago / James) and has a size of 1.2 km². It is named after Sir Bartholomew James Sulivan of the Royal Navy .

The highest point on the island is 114 meters. Special attractions are the beaches, the Pinnacle Rock (German rock needle , Spanish Pináculo ) , which can often be seen on photos of Galápagos , as well as Galápagos penguins and fish stocks.

Web links

Commons : Bartolomé  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Alec McEwen, The English Place-Names of the Galapagos , The Geographical Journal, Volume 154, Issue 2 (July 1988), pp. 234-242 (English).