Which archipelago lies about 600 miles west of Ecuador and was visited by Darwin?

Which archipelago lies about 600 miles west of Ecuador and was visited by Darwin?

• A. Galápagos
• B. Canary Islands
• C. Hawaiian Islands
• D. Azores

Answer: (A)

The archipelago about 600 miles west of Ecuador that Darwin visited is the Galápagos Islands. This location is famous for its unique biodiversity and for the observations Darwin made there during the Beagle voyage, which helped him think about how species adapt to different environments. The other options sit in entirely different parts of the world—Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa, Hawaiian Islands in the central Pacific far from Ecuador, and the Azores in the North Atlantic—so they don’t match the clue about being west of Ecuador or the Darwin connection.