Roca Redonda
| Roca Redonda | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Galapagos Islands | |
| Geographical location | 0 ° 16 ′ 11 ″ N , 91 ° 37 ′ 32 ″ W | |
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| length | 308 m | |
| width | 136 m | |
| surface | 3 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 70 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Roca Redonda (German: "Round Rock") is a remote rocky island in the Galápagos Archipelago . It is located 25 kilometers northwest of Isabela , the largest island in the archipelago. The elongated rock has a length of 308 meters in a southwest-northeast direction and a width of 136 meters. It covers an area of about 3 hectares (0.03 km²). Roca Redonda represents the summit of an underwater shield volcano and rises vertically up to 70 meters from the ocean. The island has a striking, table mountain- like plateau.
Roca Redonda is an important breeding area for sea birds . Besides in the whole archipelago endemic birds endemic only on this island comes here Galapagos Petrel ( oceanicus tethys ) before which the family of the petrels belongs.
Roca Redonda continues to be a popular destination for diving tourists .
Web links
- Private side with pictures of Roca Redonda (English)
- The emergence of a Galápagos shield volcano, Roca Redonda , bibcode : 1998CoMP..133..136S (English)