Blog Entries for Administrator http://greatwilderness.org Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:24:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://greatwilderness.org/myblog/galapagos-natural-history-tour.html <p>Galapagos Overview1</p><br/><p>San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands<br /><br/>The Enchanted Isles</p><br/><p>Introduction: </p><br/><p align="justify">The Galapagos Archipelago is a group of volcanic islands 600 miles<br/>off the coast of Ecuador. The Galapagos Islands were formed as a result<br/>of the Pacific plate moving over a volcanic hotspot.&nbsp; Each eruption<br/>created a buildup of lava and ash that formed islands when they broke<br/>the surface. The oldest islands are around 5 million years old and the<br/>youn [...] admin Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:00:00 +0100 Galapagos