Rábida
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Rábida Island (also formerly known as Jervis Island) is an Ecuadorian island that forms part of the archipelago of the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is located south of Santiago Island, northeast of Isabela, and northwest of Santa Cruz, about 965 km (600 miles) off the firm coast of Ecuador.
It bears the name of the Convent of La Rábida, where Christopher Columbus left his son during his voyage of conquest to America. The previous name in English was by a British admiral of century XVIII of name John Jervis. It has an area of 4.9 km² and a maximum altitude of 367 meters. The high iron content of Rábida lava causes the island to have a characteristic reddish color. Occasionally flamingos can be seen in a saltwater lagoon near the beach, where pelicans and boobies build their nests. Nine species of finches have been recorded on this island.