Galápagos Islands consist of 13 main islands and six smaller ones. Only two are inhabited. There are also more than 100 islets spread across the 3,000 plus square miles of the Pacific Ocean. The archipelago is about 600 miles from the coast of Ecuador. This rock is Daphne Minor, located just northwest of Isla Baltra. Its sibling is the nearby Daphne Major. The barren Daphne Islands are satellite cones formed by volcanic flank eruptions about 1.8 million years ago. Sorry, but unless you are a seabird, you are not allowed to visit without a permit.
