Galapagos Island

Why in news?

• Ecuador has expressed concerns about a huge fishing fleet of mostly Chinese-flagged vessels near the Galapagos Islands protection zone.

About Galapagos:

• The Galapagos Islands, part of the Republic of Ecuador are an archipelago of volcanic islands.
• They  distributed on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere.
• The islands are known for their large number of endemic species that were studied by Charles Darwin contributing to the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution.
• Galápagos National Park, and the Galápagos Marine Reserve, formed on the islands protects their biodiversity.
• The islands are part of the list of  UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Galapagos islands are located in:
(a)Pacific Ocean
(b)Caspian Sea
(c)Atlantic Ocean
(d)Lake Victoria

Answer to prelims question