Ecuador
0°26′S 90°17′W
Seymour Islands
Part of Galápagos Islands
Chart
2 landforms
Major islands
2
Baltra Island
- Area
- 25.2 km²
- High point
- 65 m
Baltra Island (Spanish: Isla Baltra) is a small island in the Galápagos Archipelago in Ecuador. It is a small flat island located near the center of the chain and includes Seymour Airport (GPS), originally established by the United States Air Force to help monitor and protect western access to the Panama Canal.
North Seymour Island
- Area
- 1.8 km²
- High point
- 34 m
North Seymour Island (Spanish: Isla Seymour Norte) is a small island near Baltra Island in the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador. It was formed by uplift of a submarine lava formation and is now covered with low, bushy vegetation. 73 sq mi) and a maximum elevation of 28 meters (92 ft).
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Comparative heights
- Baltra: 65 m
- North Seymour: 34 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
Photographs
2
Baltra and Santa Cruz islands, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Sources
Facts
- Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
- Wikidata
Photographs
- Islas Baltra y Santa Cruz, islas Galápagos, Ecuador, 2015-07-26, DD 89. Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Isla Seymour Norte, islas Galápagos, Ecuador, 2015-07-26, DD 92. Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 4.0