History_of_Geology on Nostr: Darwin visited and explored 4 of the 16 islands of the archipelago, resulting in 80 ...

Darwin visited and explored 4 of the 16 islands of the archipelago, resulting in 80 pages of notes on the geology and 25 pages on the zoology of Galápagos. The volcanoes were inactive at the time, but Darwin studied the lava deposits and became intrigued by the different igneous rock types he found
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