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Galápagos Islands

The Pacific archipelago inscribed in 1978 among the very first entries on the World Heritage List.

-0.7, -90.5 · regional · Inscribed 1978 (first session of inscriptions); List of World Heritage in Danger 2007–2010

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  • A place in: UNESCO World Heritage · 11 places

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  • was listed on List of World Heritage in Danger — Danger listed 2007 over invasive species, tourism growth and overfishing; removed 28 July 2010 after the Committee found significant progress by Ecuador — over IUCN's objection that removal was premature.
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