Santa Fe (Galápagos)

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Santa Fe (Barrington)
A tree cactus Opuntia echios var. Barringtonensis on Santa Fé
A tree cactus Opuntia echios var. Barringtonensis on Santa Fé
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Galapagos Islands
Geographical location 0 ° 49 ′ 9 ″  S , 90 ° 3 ′ 36 ″  W Coordinates: 0 ° 49 ′ 9 ″  S , 90 ° 3 ′ 36 ″  W
Santa Fe (Galápagos) (Galápagos Islands)
Santa Fe (Galápagos)
surface 24 km²
Residents uninhabited

Santa Fé (English Barrington Island ) is one of the Galapagos Islands . It is 24 km² and the highest point on the island is 259 meters above sea level. It is located in the center of the archipelago, southeast of Santa Cruz .

The Santa Fe Drusenkopf ( Conolophus pallidus ) lives only on this island. On all other Galapagos Islands it is represented by the normal glandular head ( Conolophus subcristatus ).

The island consists of the remainder of an old shield volcano .

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