Hood Island

(Local Name: Española) Measuring only 7 by 14 km (4.2 by 8.4 mi) Española is the oldest Galápagos island. With a maximum elevation of 200 m (640 ft) the island is dry and has no permanent source of fresh water. Consequently it was never settled. Seabirds are abundant on the island, which maintains the largest known colony of waved albatross. It is also home to the red-billed tropicbird as well as marine iguanas with bright red coloration.

Also of interest on the island is a blowhole produced through cracks in the rocks along the shore which spout water with the incoming waves.