Wall/PelagicPatrimonio Mundial UNESCOÁrea Marina Protegida

Darwin Island

Ecuador · Galápagos
Profundidad: 10–40 mNivel: Advanced, drift divingJune-November

Together with Wolf it forms the core of the no-take sanctuary declared in 2016. A study by the Charles Darwin Research Station and National Geographic put the area's average fish biomass at 17.5 tonnes per hectare, more than double that of the second place on the list, Cocos Island.

Depth

10–40 m

Recommended level

Advanced, drift diving

Average visibility

20 m

Water temperature

24 °C

Current

Very strong

Access

Liveaboard

Best time

June-November

Length of its routes

6–8 days

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

300 USD / dive

Plan your dive

Best time
June-November
Length of its routes
6–8 days
Approx. price
300 USD / dive

Protection status

Parque Nacional Galápagos (1959) y Reserva Marina de Galápagos (ampliada en 1998 hasta unos 133.000 km²). En 2016 se creó un santuario sin pesca en torno a Darwin y Wolf; en 2022 se sumó la Reserva de la Hermandad, corredor migratorio hacia Coco, Coiba y Malpelo

UNESCO designation

Patrimonio Mundial (Islas Galápagos, uno de los primeros bienes inscritos en 1978; la Reserva Marina se incorporó como extensión en 2001)

Did you know

El arco de Darwin, la formación rocosa que daba nombre al punto de inmersión, se derrumbó en mayo de 2021 por erosión natural; quedan las dos columnas. El sitio de buceo sigue siendo el mismo, pero conviene no describir el arco como si siguiera en pie.

Sources consulted: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (ficha 1); Galapagos Travel Center; Columbus Travel; Rebecca Adventure Travel

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28 species documented in Darwin Island

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Ecosystem

ParedGrandes pelágicos

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