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describe the location of the Galapagos islands

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The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 900–1,000 km (roughly 560–620 miles) west of continental Ecuador. They lie very near the equator and are scattered roughly between about 1° north and 1½° south latitude and about 89°–92° west longitude (centered near ~0.5°S, 90.5°W). Politically the islands are part of Ecuador. Geographically they sit on the Nazca tectonic plate and at the meeting of major ocean currents, which strongly influence their climate and unique wildlife.