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Marine Iguana
... Ecuador at the rate of one and a half inches per year. But the Galapagos Islands will never reach South America, for waves erode the islands until they slip below the surface. The oldest island, Española, is four million years old and is on the southeastern edge of the archipelago. As Nazca slides t ...
... Ecuador at the rate of one and a half inches per year. But the Galapagos Islands will never reach South America, for waves erode the islands until they slip below the surface. The oldest island, Española, is four million years old and is on the southeastern edge of the archipelago. As Nazca slides t ...
BIOL 2306 – Living Planet (hybrid)
... - protect mainland from storms - shallow water between island and mainland often fertile and diverse ecosystem (example: Laguna Madre) B. Mangrove islands - in shallow tropical and sub-tropical waters - mangroves trap sediments and soil builds up C. Geologically-formed islands 1. volcanic activity ( ...
... - protect mainland from storms - shallow water between island and mainland often fertile and diverse ecosystem (example: Laguna Madre) B. Mangrove islands - in shallow tropical and sub-tropical waters - mangroves trap sediments and soil builds up C. Geologically-formed islands 1. volcanic activity ( ...
Kerguelen Islands
The Kerguelen Islands (/ˈkɜrɡəlɛn/ or /ˈkɜrɡələn/; in French commonly Îles Kerguelen or Archipel de Kerguelen but officially Archipel des Kerguelen or Archipel Kerguelen, pronounced: [kɛʁɡeˈlɛn]), also known as the Desolation Islands, are a group of islands in the southern Indian Ocean constituting one of the two emerged parts of the mostly submerged Kerguelen Plateau. They are among the most isolated places on Earth, located 450 km (280 mi) northwest of the uninhabited Heard Island and McDonald Islands and more than 3,300 km (2,051 mi) away from the nearest populated location. The islands, along with Adélie Land, the Crozet Islands and the Amsterdam and Saint Paul Islands are part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and are administered as a separate district.The main island, Grande Terre, is 6,675 km2 (2,577 sq mi) in area and is surrounded by a further 300 smaller islands and islets, forming an archipelago of 7,215 km2 (2,786 sq mi), slightly smaller than Puerto Rico. The climate is raw and chilly with frequent high winds throughout the year. The surrounding seas are generally rough and they remain ice-free year-round. There are no indigenous inhabitants, but France maintains a permanent presence of 45 to 100 scientists, engineers and researchers. There are no airports on the islands, so all travel and transport from the outside world is conducted by ship.