The islands are located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 973 km off the west coast of South America. The islands are found at the coordinates 1°40'N–1°36'S, 89°16'–92°01'W

7,880 km2 of land is the total area of Galapogos Island.

The group consists of 18 main islands, 3 smaller islands.

The first islands formed here at least 8 million and possibly up to 90 million years ago

Sierra Negra is one of the five volcanoes.