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Rábida Island (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈraβiða]), is one of the Galápagos Islands.[1][2] The 5-square-kilometre (1.9 sq mi) island has also been known as Jervis Island named in honour of the 18th-century British admiral John Jervis. In Ecuador it is officially known as Isla Rábida.

Rábida Island

Rábida Island
Geography
Location	Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Coordinates	0.416245°S 90.710897°W / -0.416245; -90.710897
Archipelago	Galápagos Islands
Highest elevation	367 m (1204 ft)
Administration
Ecuador

Wildlife

In addition to flamingos and the bachelor sea lion colony, pelicans, white-cheeked pintails, boobies, and nine species of finch have been reported.[3] The rich wildlife attracts a number of tourists cruises.

In 1971 the Galápagos National Park Service successfully eradicated goats from Rábida. This introduced species upset the natural environment and led to the extinction of several native creatures including geckos, land iguanas, and rice rats.

Conservation and Restoration

During January 2011, invasive rodents were removed from the island by The Galápagos National Park, assisted by Island Conservation to benefit Galapagos penguins and Scalesia stewartii (a tree forming daisy and the plant equivalent of one of Darwin's finches).[4]

References

На других языках

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[de] Rábida

Rábida ist eine der Galápagosinseln. Die etwa fünf Quadratkilometer große Insel, die von Flamingos, Seelöwen, Pelikanen, Tölpeln, Spießenten und Finken bewohnt wird, liegt 4,3 km südlich der Insel San Salvador. Die eisenoxidhaltige Vulkanschlacke färbt den Sand der Insel dunkelrot. Von Touristen oft besucht werden die Salzwasserlagune und Sandstrände im Norden der Insel.

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- [en] Rábida Island

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[es] Isla Rábida

La isla Rábida (también conocida antes como Isla Jervis) es una isla ecuatoriana que forma parte del archipiélago de las islas Galápagos, en el océano Pacífico. Está ubicada al sur de la isla Santiago, al Noreste de Isabela, y al noroeste de Santa Cruz, a unos 965 km (600 millas) de la costa firme de Ecuador.

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[fr] Île Rábida

L'île Rábida, en espagnol Isla Rábida, aussi appelée île Jervis, est une petite île inhabitée d'Équateur située dans l'archipel des Galápagos, à moins de cinq kilomètres au sud de l'île Santiago.

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[ru] Рабида

Ра́бида (Джервис)[1] (исп. Isla Rábida, Jervis) — остров в составе островов Галапагос. Остров также известен под именем Джервис, в честь британского адмирала Джона Джервиса (1735—1823). В Эквадоре остров называют, однако, Рабида.

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