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Santiago Island (Galápagos)

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Santiago Island (Galápagos)

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Santiago Island is one of the Galápagos Islands. The island, which consists of two overlapping volcanoes, has an area of 585 square kilometers (226 mi2) and a maximum altitude of 907 meters (2, 976 ft), atop the northwestern shield volcano. The volcano in the island's southeast erupted along a linear fissure and is much lower. The oldest lava flows on the island date back to 750,000 years ago.

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