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Isla San Cristóbal: How Galapagos were Created

Isla San Cristóbal: How Galapagos were Created

Isla San Cristóbal: How Galapagos were Created. June 17. How Galapagos were created is that beneath the Galapagos Islands is a hot spot/volcano that releases magma into molten lava that rides to the surface.  How Galapagos were created is the hot spot never moves but the Galapagos are on a tectonic plate called Nazca and this plate moves 3 centimeters each year towards the continent of South America. How Galapagos were created is that the eastern islands of the Galapagos...