Bartolome Island
The islands of the Galapagos are in reality immense lava piles projecting out of the ocean – some with perfectly formed craters and others (hundreds upon hundreds) of minor ones with old fumaroles and vents scattered over the landscape. Great lava flows extend from the crater rims to the sea. These vary greatly, some composed of huge black or brown slabs that have the appearance of age, while others are rough, black boulders that appear to be of recent origin, so much that one would think they had hardly cooled.
The Galapagos Islands are probably one of the very few island groups that have been object of so many intensive studies by the world’s most distinguished scientists. It was amongst these now famous islands that Charles Darwin first formed his ideas about evolution and when he started on a career that made him one of the most famous naturalist of all times. It is the hope of all naturalists around the world that this remarkable place may be preserved for those who follow and walk in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, whose voyage on the Beagle made these enchanted islands immortal.
The islands of the Galapagos are in reality immense lava piles projecting out of the ocean – some with perfectly formed craters and others (hundreds upon hundreds) of minor ones with old fumaroles and vents scattered over the landscape. Great lava flows extend from the crater rims to the sea. These vary greatly, some composed of huge black or brown slabs that have the appearance of age, while others are rough, black boulders that appear to be of recent origin, so much that one would think they had hardly cooled.
The Galapagos Islands are probably one of the very few island groups that have been object of so many intensive studies by the world’s most distinguished scientists. It was amongst these now famous islands that Charles Darwin first formed his ideas about evolution and when he started on a career that made him one of the most famous naturalist of all times. It is the hope of all naturalists around the world that this remarkable place may be preserved for those who follow and walk in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, whose voyage on the Beagle made these enchanted islands immortal.
