Champion Islet
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Champion Islet
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SITE OVERVIEW
Champion Islet, named after the whaler Andrew Champion, is a small island located just off the coast of Floreana Island. This tiny island contains a number of exotic species like penguins, blue-footed boobies, pintail ducks, and frigate birds. While on your zodiac cruise keep a careful eye for the rare and endangered Floreana mockingbird, with less than one hundred left on the island. One of the highlights is the spectacular snorkeling, where you can potential find Galapagos sharks, whales, hammerheads, moray eels and many more.
Destination | Floreana Island |
Activities | • Kayaking • Snorkeling |
Inhabitants | No |
Type of Landing | No landing |
Tours Allowed | Island Hopping or cruise ship |
LOCATION
FAUNA
Blue footed booby | Sula nebouxii - ES |
Brown pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis - ES |
Whitetip reef shark | Triaenodon obesus - N |
Galapagos green turtle | Chelonia_mydas_agassizii - ES |
Sally lightfoot crab | Grapsus grapsus - N |
Galapagos sea lion | Zalophus wollebaeki - E |
Galapagos shark | Carcharhinus galapagensis - E |
Floreana mockingbird | Mimus trifasciatus |
King angelfish | Holacanthus passer -N |
Razor surgeonfish | Prionurus laticlavius -N |
Nazca booby | Sula granti |
Mexican hogfish | Bodianus diplotaenia - N |
Hieroglyphic hawkfish | Cirrhitus rivulatus Valenciennes -N |
Eagle ray | Aetobatus ocellatus - N |
Golden cowray | Rhinoptera steindachneri - N |
Marine iguana | Amblyrhynchus cristatus - E |
Brown noddy | Anous stolidus galapagensis - ES |
FLORA
Saltbush | Cryptocarpus pyriformis - N |
Needle leafed daisy | Macraea laricifolia - E |
Palo santo | Bursera_graveolens - N |
Palo verde | Parkinsonia aculeata - N |
Parkinsonia | Parkinsonia aculeata - N |
Spiny Bush | Scutia spicata var. pauciflora - E |
Brown algae | Sargassum galapagense - E |
SITE GALLERY
Sendero de los Pulpos
Floreana Island
Difficulty: Easy
Landing: Dry landing
Asilo de la Paz
Floreana Island
Difficulty: Moderate
Landing: Dry landing
The Baroness Lookout
Floreana Island
Difficulty: Easy
Landing: Wet landing