Galapagos Islands

551 2500/1860/28

Description Galapagos Islands

Date c. 1/8/1994 to 31/8/1994

Collection Records of the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN), Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number 551 2500/1860/28

Category All Other

Scope and Content A selection of images of the diverse wildlife in the Galapagos Islands. Originally "discovered" by explorer Charles Darwin, the archipelago is located some 1,000 km from Ecuador, and is home to a huge number of different animal and bird species. The Galapagos islands were discovered in 1535 by a Spanish bishop, Fray Tomas de Berlanga. The larger islands are Isabela, Santa Cruz, Fernandina, Santiago and San Cristobal. 30,000 people live on the islands, and approximately 170,000 tourists visit the islands each year. The islands are still sparsely populated with 26,000 people spread over 8,000 square kilometres of land, and most of the animals and birds rarely come into contact with humans. Because of the resultant lack of fear shown by the animals and birds, Cairns Aitken, the photographer and contributor of the project, was able to get up close to his subjects and capture them in amazing detail.

Accession Number 2024/57

External Reference 1091

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2767274

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Category	Catalogue Number	Title	Date	Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444627	Galapagos scenery	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444628	Galapagos scenery	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444629	Flamingos	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444630	Brown Pelicans - a flock	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444631	Brown Pelican	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444632	Brown Pelican - a flock	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444633	Brown Pelican skims the waves	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444634	Galapagos Hawk	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444635	Lava Heron	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444636	Great Blue Heron	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444637	Heron	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444638	Two Albatross	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444639	Two Albatross	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444640	Two Albatross	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444641	Two Albatross	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444642	Albatross chick	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444643	Unidentifed Lizard	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level
On-line Digital Images	DP 444644	Boats at anchor in the sunset	c. 1/8/1994	Item Level

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