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Galapagos vacations
Marchena Island
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Bindloe Island is a large shield volcano. Named
after Fray Antonio Marchena. Has an area of 130 km2 and a
maximum altitude of 343 meters. Sparrow hawks and
sea lions inhabit
this island. Marchena has had a lot of volcanic activity, though
there is only one known eruption which occurred in 1992. |
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It has a caldera, like many
islands, however, has been almost completely |
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filled with young lavas, some of which has
spilled over and down the sides. |
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The oldest lavas are
500,000 years old. |
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Marchena is rather desolate and has no
fresh water and hence has never been settled, and its
flora and
fauna have not been
disturbed by feral animals or introduced plants. Except for
diving in the waters around it, it is off-limits to tourists
and is therefore seldom visited. |
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Tortoises have apparently never inhabited the island. |
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