Tower Island

(Local Name: Genovesa) Located in the northeast of the archipelago, Isla Genovesa covers 14sq.km/8.4sq.mi. The island is less visited than many of the others due to location and distance from the other islands.

Genovesa is actually a single volcano which emerges 62m/200 ft above sea level. The moon shaped crescent of Darwin Bay on the south side of the island is actually a caldera. There is also a crater lake in the middle of this small island.

Nesting birds on this island include masked boobies, red-footed boobies, red-billed tropicbirds, Galápagos owls, Galápagos doves frigates, swallow-tail gulls, lava herons, and the rare lava gulls. Also commonly seen on the island are sea lions and fur seals