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Natural History of the Galapagos
Islands
The natural history of the Galapagos
Islands has fascinated visitors since their most famous guest
landed there in 1845. Darwin's
observations during his voyage on the HMS Beagle laid
the foundation for a theory that greatly impacted western
thought --the theory of evolution.
Upon rediscovery of the islands, your mind will also reel with delight --leaving you slack-jawed with awe, your camera flashing.
Amid the volcanic geography
of these islands 600 miles in the Pacific Ocean, plant life
takes root in basalt rock, centurion turtles roam and penguins
swim in equatorial waters.
In the 450 years of
human history, the islands have been used as prison colonies,
naval ports and research stations.
Come with us and discover an undiscovered
land in the geology of the Galapagos
islands, a unique spot of the earth with an environment
nearly untouched by man.
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