Santa Fe Island Galapagos -Â Named after a city in Spain, has an area of 24 square kilometres (9 sq mi) and a maximum altitude of 259 metres (850 ft).
Santa Fe hosts a forest of Opuntia cactus, which are the largest of the archipelago, and Palo Santo.
Weathered cliffs provide a haven for swallow-tailed gulls, red-billed tropic birds, shear-waters petrels.
Santa Fe species of Galapagos Land Iguanas are often seen, as well as lava lizards.
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