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  2. Volcanoes of the Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    Alcedo Volcano is one of the six coalescing shield volcanoes that make up Isabela Island. Alcedo, like the other volcanoes in the Galapagos, has been formed as part of the Galapagos hotspot, which is a mantle plume resulting in a hotspot. The volcano is not directly on the hotspot, which is believed to be under the neighbouring island of ...

  3. Sierra Negra (Galápagos) - Wikipedia

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    Sierra Negra (Spanish: Black Mountain) is a large shield volcano at the southeastern end of Isabela Island in the Galapagos that rises to an altitude of 1124m. [1] It coalesces with the volcanoes Cerro Azul to the west and Alcedo to the north. It is one of the most active of the Galapagos volcanoes with the most recent historic eruption ...

  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. Volcano on uninhabited Galapagos island erupts, sends lava ...

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    A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, lighting up the nighttime sky as lava tumbled down its sides toward the sea. The La Cumbre volcano on Fernandina island ...

  6. Galapagos volcano starts to erupt on uninhabited island

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    Ecuador's La Cumbre volcano, part of the Galapagos archipelago, has started to erupt, the government of the South American country reported on Sunday. La Cumbre on the island of Fernandina is one ...

  7. Alcedo Volcano - Wikipedia

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    Alcedo, like the other volcanoes in the Galapagos, has been formed as part of the Galapagos hotspot which is a mantle plume resulting in a hotspot. The volcano is not directly on the hotspot, which is believed to be under the neighbouring island of Fernandina to the west. However, it is still active with the last eruption in 1993.

  8. Galápagos hotspot - Wikipedia

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    Nearly all Galapagos Islands show volcanism in the recent geological past, not just at the current location of the hotspot at Fernandina. [5] The list below gives the last eruption dates for the Galapagos volcanoes, ordered from West to East.

  9. Wolf volcano on Galapagos Islands erupts

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    A previously inactive volcano on the Galapagos Islands erupted on Monday. Wolf volcano, which had been dormant for 33 years, burst with lava, fire, and smoke that reached as far as six miles into ...

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