The Galapagos archipelago Ecuador
April 21, 2009: La Cumbre volcano erupts with a fountain of lava creating a red river flowing into the Pacific Ocean, thereby expanding Fernandina (Narborough) Island, in the Galápagos Islands, a province of Ecuador, South America. This eruption cycle started April 10, 2009 after 5 years of quiet. Fernandina Island was named in honor of King Ferdinand II of Aragon, who sponsored the voyage of Columbus. Fernandina is the youngest and westernmost island of the Galápagos archipelago, and has a maximum altitude of 1,494 metres (4,902 feet).
Galapagos Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) and a person reflect in a tide pool at Puerto Egas, visited via a wet landing on Santiago (or San Salvador; or James Island), in the Galápagos Islands archipelago, a province of Ecuador, South America. The Marine Iguana is the world’s only sea-going lizard and is found only on the Galapagos Islands (spread throughout the archipelago). They feed almost exclusively on marine algae, expelling the excess salt from nasal glands while basking in the sun, coating their faces with white.
Galapagos Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) and a person reflect in a tide pool at Puerto Egas, visited via a wet landing on Santiago (or San Salvador; or James Island), in the Galápagos Islands archipelago, a province of Ecuador, South America. The Marine Iguana is the world’s only sea-going lizard and is found only on the Galapagos Islands (spread throughout the archipelago). They feed almost exclusively on marine algae, expelling the excess salt from nasal glands while basking in the sun, coating their faces with white.
The Galapagos archipelago
The Galapagos archipelago
The Galapagos archipelago
The Galapagos archipelago
The Galapagos archipelago
The Galapagos archipelago
The Galapagos archipelago
The Galapagos archipelago