|  Located
at the inner part of Darwin Bay, this site is an oasis for
frigates and other sea birds. It is 8-10 hours sailing from
Santa Cruz.
It
is a low volcano barely breaking the surface of the
ocean. Ships sail directly into its large crater to anchor at
the foot of the steep walls. It attracts many seabirds, like
frigate birds, red-footed and masked boobies, swallow-tailed
gulls and storm petrels. They all breed here by the thousands.
You can also find sea lions, white-cheeked pintail ducks,
and Galapagos doves. Behind the small beach are a number of
small tide pools, where lava gulls and yellow-crowned night
herons are seen.
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