North Seymour Island, Galápagos, Ecuador

Named after the English nobleman Lord Hugh Seymour, North Seymour was formed by a series of uplifts of submarine lava along with Baltra (also called South Seymour) and the northeastern part of Santa Cruz, resulting in flat plateaus. In the early 1930s, members of the Hancock Expeditions moved approximately 70 land iguanas from Baltra Island to North Seymour in order to provide better conditions for their survival, as introduced goats were destroying the habitat on Baltra and contributing to their declining population. Land iguanas are not native to North Seymour Island.

The trail on North Seymour includes a loop that goes along the coast then veers inland, providing visitors with ample opportunity to observe the largest colony of magnificent frigatebirds in Galápagos, blue-footed boobies, and land iguanas, shore birds, as well as sea lions and marine iguanas along the coast.

So many babies!! We were never again so close to nestsm and so many of them. It is very close to the airport, and a wonderful first day introduction to the islands.