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Wolf Island (Wenman), Galapagos

Wolf Island, also known as Wenman, was named after the German geologist Theodor Wolf. It has an area of 1.3 square kilometres (0.5 miles²) and a maximum altitude of 253 metres (830 feet).

Here fur seals, frigate birds, masked boobies and red footed boobies, marine iguanas, sharks, whales, dolphins and swallow-tailed gulls can be seen.

The most famous resident is the vampire finch, which feeds on the blood of the boobies and is only found on this island.

Not to be confused with:

Wolf Island (Lower Buckhorn Lake)
Wolfe Island (Ontario)

 

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