The Galapagos Island (Encore)

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Located approximately 560 miles or 900 kilometers off the coast of Ecuador lies a chain of islands that are like no other in the world. These islands have been instrumental to our understanding of both biology and geology and remain a place of intense scientific study today. In addition to scientists, it draws tourists, photographers, and even podcasters, from all over the world. Learn more about the Galapagos Islands and what makes them so special on this Episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the South Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction and learn the truth behind these compelling stories. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Listen on Podurama: https://podurama.com Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone this is Gary and I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to be taking a brief summer break this week
0:05.2	So I've lined up some episodes from the archives that statistically I know most of you haven't listened to and if you have heard it
0:11.1	It'll be a good refresher.
0:13.0	I'll be back again with new episodes on July 23rd.
0:17.0	Located approximately 560 miles or 900 kilometers off the coast of Ecuador lies a chain of islands that are like no other in the world.
0:27.0	These islands have been instrumental to our understanding of both biology and geology
0:31.3	and remain a place of intense scientific study today.
0:34.5	In addition to scientists, it draws tourists, photographers,
0:37.5	and even podcasters from all over the world.
0:40.0	Learn more about the Galapagos Islands
0:42.0	and what makes them so special on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. There are different lenses that we can look through to understand the Galapagos Islands,
1:05.0	and the first of which would be the lens of geology.
1:08.0	The Galapagos Islands dates back at least 20 million years.
1:12.0	They are the creation of what is known as a
1:13.6	hotspot in the Earth's mantle. There are other notable hotspot island chains in the
1:18.4	world that you're probably familiar with including the Hawaiian Islands and the
1:21.7	canary Islands.
1:23.0	A hotspot is a plume that comes up from the Earth's mantle
1:26.0	and comes through the Earth's crust to form a volcano.
1:29.0	Due to the movement of tectonic plates,
1:31.0	this plume will create different islands over time.
1:34.9	The metaphor which is often used is that of a conveyor belt.
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