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Did penguins ever live in the Northern Hemisphere?

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The most northern situated penguin lives on the Galapagos Islands, 1100 km west of mainland Ecuador(South America). Maybe a few individuals crossed the equator and nest on the northern most island of the Galapagos, but that doesn't count. read more

The islands straddle the equator, and some of them lie in the northern half of the world. Penguins live on the Galapagos. read more

The Great Auk was native to the Northern Hemisphere and could be found around the shores of Canada, Northern Europe, Greenland and Iceland. Despite not being directly related to the penguins of the Southern Hemisphere, the two species were actually quite similar. read more

Although most penguins' natural habitat lies well within the southern hemisphere, many do live further north. The Galápagos penguin is the sole equatorial species, living mainly in colonies of several hundred birds on two of the Galápagos Islands west of Ecuador in South America. read more

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