- Ikheli: Iziqhingi zaseGalapagos, e-Ecuador;
- Indawo: 60 km².
Isiqhingi sase-Hispaniola yisona eseningizimu yeGalapagos . Yabizwa ngeSpain, igama layo lesibili, engaziwa kakhulu - iHood. Indawo yesiqhingi sincane, cishe amakhilomitha angama-60. Wabonakala ngenxa yemidlalo yemvelo, yenziwa yi-volcano, njengalawo wonke ama-archipelago. I-Espanola iyisibonelo sokuqala se-volcano ye-thyroid, eyakhiwe yi-caldera eyodwa phakathi kwesiqhingi ngokwazo. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, sekuphelile futhi namuhla akuphazanyisi ukuphila okunokuthula kwabameleli bezitshalo nezilwane zasendaweni. Ubudala belesi siqhingi bungu-3.5 million iminyaka. Kucatshangwa ukuthi yiyona endala kunazo zonke eziqhingini zaseGalapagos.
Yini ongayibona?
Lesi siqhingi sisekude kakhulu eqenjini elikhulu leziqhingi, ngenxa yokuthi izilwane zasendle zizwa zizolile lapha. Ku-Hispaniola okuhlala kungavamile ngisho nezilwane zaseGalpagos. Isibonelo, i- Galapagos albatross. Lezi zinyoni ezinkulu zizwa kahle, mhlawumbe, kuphela kulezi zindawo. Amadwala amaningi futhi angenakufinyeleleka ezinyoni eziningi angabonakala ayingozi, kodwa hhayi kulawa ma-albatross. Ngokushesha kukhona izinyoni ezincane eziphilayo ezimangalisayo ezinemihlwathi yethusi - i-mockingbird enezinhlanzi. Emadwaleni angenalutho aphile ama-iguana kanye nezinye izilonda, futhi emagodini abhukuda izingonyama zasolwandle, eziningi kakhulu lapha.
Ku-Hispaniola iza izakhamuzi ukuyobuka impilo yezilwane endaweni yemvelo. Ukuvakasha kuya esiqhingini kuhlelwe ngendlela yokuthi izivakashi ziqiniseke ukuthi zibukele i-albatross kanye nemidanso yomshado yamagannets azinyawo ezihlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Lesi simbukiso sitholakala kuphela kuzivakashi ze-Hispaniola.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, lesi siqhingi siyindawo enhle kakhulu, ngakho-ke kuvame ukuvakashelwa abathwebuli bezithombe, befuna ukwenza izibhamu eziningi kakhulu.
Ungafika kanjani?
I-Hispaniola itholakala emaphethelweni aseningizimu-ntshonalanga yezilwandle zaseGalapagos futhi ungafika kuyo kuphela ngesikebhe, esivela eziqhingini esiseduze. Lezindiza zihamba njalo ziya eziqhingini.
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