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  2. Wolf volcano erupts on Ecuador's Isabela Island [Video]

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    After seven years of relative inactivity, the volcano erupted last Thursday (January 6) at midnight causing smoke and ash clouds to rise up to 3,800 metres (12,000 feet).Lava flowing from the ...

  3. Sierra Negra (Galápagos) - Wikipedia

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    The Sierra Negra like the other volcanoes on Isabela is believed to have been created from a mantle plume which has created the hotspot.The age of Sierra Negra and the other volcanoes on Isabela is hard to determine as they are in a north–south line to the east of the hotspot, which is believed to be under Fernandina volcano, and the Nazca Plate is moving east.

  4. Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    The island is actually a collapsed volcano that is a nesting location for a variety of seabirds such as Frigatebirds and the elusive Red-Billed Tropicbird, among others. Isla Los Hermanos - This is a small island off Isabela. Isla Sombrero Chino - One of the most recognizable of the Galapagos Islands, Sombrero Chino name means "Chinese Hat." It ...

  5. Volcán Wolf - Wikipedia

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    It is situated on Isabela Island and reaches 1,710 m (5,610 ft). It is a shield volcano with a characteristic upturned soup bowl shape. The volcano was named after Theodor Wolf, a German geologist who studied the Galápagos Islands in the 19th century. Wolf Island in the north of the Galápagos is also named after the geologist.

  6. Volcán Ecuador - Wikipedia

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    Volcán Ecuador is the smallest of six shield volcanoes comprising Isabela Island of the Galápagos with an elevation of 790 m (2,590 ft). It contains a caldera that is breached to the west by edifice collapse.

  7. Floreana Island - Wikipedia

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    Floreana Island (Spanish: Isla Floreana) is a southern island in Ecuador's Galápagos Archipelago. The island has an area of 173 km 2 (67 sq mi). It was formed by volcanic eruption. The island's highest point is Cerro Pajas at 640 m (2,100 ft), which is also the highest point of the volcano like most of the smaller islands of Galápagos. The ...

  8. Isabela Island (Galápagos) - Wikipedia

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    Isabela Island (Spanish: Isla Isabela) is the largest of the Galápagos Islands, with an area of 4,586 km 2 (1,771 sq mi) and a length of 100 km (62 mi). By itself, it is larger than all the other islands in the chain combined, and it has a little under 2,000 permanent inhabitants.

  9. Isabella Strahan Shares Bikini Pics from Bahamas 1 Year After ...

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    Isabella Strahan is living life to the fullest over a year after being diagnosed and treated for a malignant brain tumor.. The model, 20, shared photos of herself and her sister Sophia from The ...