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Santa Cruz Island

Island in Ecuador
Santa Cruz is an island in Ecuador’s Galápagos National Park. It’s known for sandy beaches like El Garrapatero. The town of Puerto Ayora is the archipelago’s tourism hub. Here, the Charles Darwin Research Station has a breeding program for...
Area: 380.7 mi²
Island group: Galápagos Islands
Coordinates: 0°37′23″S 90°22′06″W / 0.623017°S 90.368254°W
Highest elevation: 864 m (2835 ft)
Highest point: Cerro Crocker
Location: Pacific Ocean
Population: 15,701 (2015)