57. OCEANOGRAPHIC SET UP
Galapagos are islands called a
“tropical desert”
Weather oddities are set by a
complex system of currents:
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South Equatorial Current
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Cromwell Current
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Peruvian (Humboldt) Current
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El Niño Current
Prevailing winds are the South-
east trade winds
Galapagos lies at a “storm-free
belt” in the tropics
85. Think Big in Ecuador for 2009 and beyond…
• Charles Darwin’s Bicentennial
(1809-2009)
• 150th Anniversary of Origin of
Species (1859-2009)
• 50th Anniversary of Galápagos
declaration as a National Park
(1959-2009)
• Ecuador’s Independence
Bicentennial (1809-2009)
130. May 4-9 2009
:: Muchas Gracias :: Thank You :: Images
Courtesy of: Francisco Dousdebes, Charles Darwin Foundation, Ramiro Jacome,
Metropolitan Touring, NOAA.