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Island by boat · Santa Cruz

Daphne Major

A steep tuff cone north of Santa Cruz, famous for forty years of finch research; day boats circle it and dive its walls.

120 m
Height

Wildlife

Darwin’s finches
Blue-footed booby
Nazca booby
Rays
Whitetip reef shark

Why go: A drift dive along a wall of rays, sharks and schooling fish.
Getting there: Dive boats leave from the Itabaca Channel; some Pinzón snorkeling tours pass it.