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The Galapagos Islands seen from the space shuttle

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: t-sagpg-00001

Image Size 300 DPI: 34 * 34 cm

Lava flows appear as dark stringy patches leading down the flanks of volcanoes which comprise the large, seahorse-shaped island of Isabela. Other flows appear on the flanks of Fernandina Island, the smaller round island to the left, which is made up of a single large volcanic cone. The Galapagos Islands lie above a hot spot underneath the oceanic plate that has been active at least for tens of millions of years. December 2001

Keywords for this photo:

2001 - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - ECUADOR - FERNANDINA - GALAPAGOS - ISABELA - ISLAND - LAVA - SOUTH AMERICA - STS-108 - VOLCANO -