How were the islands formed?
Beneath Galapagos is a hot, that is, source of molten rock or magma, which rises from the depths, pierces the crust like bellows, and erupts in a torrent of lava. The hot spot remains immobile, while the Nazca Plate, on which Galapagos sits, moves 3 centimeters per year towards the continent. This process, over millions of years, has created a cluster of volcanic islands. This explains the fact that the islands of Espanola and San Cristobal, in the eastern part of the archipelago, are older (about 3,000,000 years) than Isabela and Fernandina in the west (about 700,000 years). Imagine! These islands will be one and a half meters closer to the continent within 50 years. Fire in the depths The interior of the planet is boiling and reaches 3000 degrees celcius. This heat feeds a powerful force, capable of moving the crust of the Earth.
