Volcán Wolf is the highest peak in the Galapagos Islands and is situated on Isabela Island and reaches 1,707 m (5,600 ft). It is a shield volcano with a characteristic upturned soup bowl shape.
The volcano was named after Theodor Wolf a German geologist who studied the Galapagos Islands in the 19th century, Wolf Island in the north of the Galapagos is also named after him.
Its height makes Wolf Volcano an "ultra prominent peak", which is a peak with a topographic prominence of over 1500m.
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