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Where are the Galapagos Islands located in relation to mainland Ecuador?
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The Galápagos Islands are located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, approximately 600 miles (roughly 965 to 1,000 km) west of the mainland of Ecuador. The archipelago, which is administratively a province of Ecuador, lies athwart the Equator.123