Darwin Island
Ecuador · GalápagosTogether 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
Location
See on the interactive map28 species documented in Darwin Island
EndangeredTiburón ballena
Rhincodon typus
Least ConcernTiburón de Galápagos
Carcharhinus galapagensis
VulnerableTiburón sedoso
Carcharhinus falciformis
Least ConcernAtún de aleta amarilla
Thunnus albacares
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Bonito listado
Katsuwonus pelamis
VulnerableCachalote
Physeter macrocephalus
Cangrejo Sally Lightfoot
Grapsus grapsus
Coral de lóbulos
Porites lobata
Delfín manchado
Stenella attenuata
Falsa orca
Pseudorca crassidens
Ecosystem
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