Darwin’s Arch

Darwin's Arch was a natural rock arch feature to the south-east of in the Galápagos Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, and is now a pillar formation.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Ecuador
  • Also known as: “Darwin’s Pillars” and “Pillars of Evolution”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Culpepper Island.

Islet
Photo: refractor, CC BY 2.0.
Darwin Island is an isolated northern member of the in , the uppermost extent of an extinct volcano. It has an area of 1 square kilometer and reaches 165 meters above sea level.

Darwin’s Arch

Latitude
1.67147° or 1° 40′ 17″ north
Longitude
-91.99039° or 91° 59′ 25″ west
Open location code
66HCM2C5+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 551727784
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Wiki­data ID
Q2860022
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Satellite Map

Discover Darwin’s Arch from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Darwin’s Arch” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قوس داروين”
  • Bashkir: “Дарвин аркаһы”
  • Bengali: “ডারউইনের খিলান”
  • Bulgarian: “Арката Дарвин”
  • Catalan: “Arc de Darwin”
  • Catalan: “Pilars de Darwin”
  • Catalan: “Pilars de l’evolució”
  • Central Kurdish: “تاقی داروین”
  • Chinese: “达尔文拱门”
  • Danish: “Arco de Darwin”
  • Dutch: “Darwin’s Arch”
  • French: “arche de Darwin”
  • French: “Arche de Darwin”
  • French: “Arco de Darwin”
  • French: “Darwin’s Arch”
  • Georgian: “დარვინის თაღი”
  • German: “Darwin’s Arch”
  • German: “Darwins Bogen”
  • Greek: “Αψίδα του Δαρβίνου”
  • Hausa: “Archin Darwin”
  • Hebrew: “קשת דרווין”
  • Hindi: “डार्विन का मेहराब”
  • Indonesian: “Pelengkung Darwin”
  • Japanese: “ダーウィンのアーチ”
  • Korean: “다윈의 아치”
  • Persian: “طاق داروین”
  • Portuguese: “Arco de Darwin”
  • Russian: “Арка Дарвина”
  • Spanish: “Arco de Darwin”
  • Tamil: “டார்வின் வளைவு”
  • Thai: “ซุ้มหินชายฝั่งของดาร์วิน”
  • Turkish: “Darwin Kemeri”
  • Ukrainian: “Арка Дарвіна”
  • Vietnamese: “Vòm đá Darwin”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Westernmost point of South America.

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