Galapagos Islands
History, Environment and Description:
Located in one of the most active volcanic regions on earth, the Galapagos are
located on the Nazca Plate, close to its junction with the Cocos Plate.
As are of the spreading of the sea floor (the movement of the
plates in relation to each other) along the Galapagos Rift and the
East Pacific Rise, the islands are moving south and eastward at a
rate of more than 7 cm/yr., which
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and sea.
Well what else can I say?
Threats:
The Most growing threat of the Galapagos Islands is tourism.
The Islands are the perfect place for summer resorts. People are
tearing down some of the forests to put up condos and hotels.
On the good side there are new wildlife refuges in the Galapagos
Island protecting the rare and magnificent animals of the Galapagos Islands.
That is really the only Threat of the Galapagos Islands.
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