Seymour Island
Seymour Island, one of the smaller (area 1 sq mi [3 sq km]) of the Galapagos Islands, in the eastern Pacific Ocean directly north of Baltra Island, about 600 mi (965 km) west of mainland Ecuador. A large colony of land iguanas has been imported from Baltra because of the island’s better food supply. There is no human population.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.
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Article Title:
Seymour Island
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
13 August 2007
Access Date:
November 14, 2026