Daphne Mayor Island :: Daphne Major Isl.

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Daphne Mayor Island

 

Located in Daphne Island off the coast north of Santa Cruz Island. Daphne is a volcanic tuff cone, formed by successive explosions produced by the mixture of lava and water. 

On this island, Dr. Peter Grant has made a long-term study of Darwin's finches, which is why you can see these birds are banded.

The palo santo present herein Bursera malacophyla is endemic to the Daphne Islands, North Seymour and Baltra.

The blue-footed booby nests inside the craters and the masked booby nests on the flanks of the cone and the edge of the craters and the tropical bird that nests in cavities in the cliffs.

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