I-Fernandina Island


Isiqhingi saseFernandina sincane kunazo zonke eziqhingini zaseGalapagos futhi ngobukhulu besithathu. Indawo yayo iyashintsha njalo, njengoba umsebenzi we-volcanic usasebenza kakhulu. Ngokwesilinganiso, cishe u-642 km2 & sup2. Enkabeni yi-volcano La Cumbre. Isikhathi sokugcina saqala ngo-2009.

Imvelo yesiqhingi

Iphuzu eliphakeme kakhulu lesi siqhingi liyinhloko ye-volcano. Ukuphakama kwalo kungaba amakhilomitha owodwa nengxenye (1,476 m). Ubukhulu bekhalenda buyamangalisa - cishe amakhilomitha angu-6.5 ububanzi nobubanzi obungamamitha angu-350 ngokujula. Ngaphansi kwechibi kukhona ichibi. Isimo esiseduze ne-volcano asinamathele, nganoma yisiphi isikhathi kungaba khona ukukhululwa kwesibabule, ngakho-ke kule ngxenye yezivakashi eziqhingini azivunyelwe.

Akukho cishe izimila. Lokhu kubangelwa umsebenzi wesimo sezulu kanye nokuqhuma okuvamile. Umhlaba awunaso isikhathi sokuvela lapha. Yiqiniso, ogwini lumbozwe ngamangrove. Ngaphandle kwe-volcano, ungahlangabezana nezihlahla ezihle kakhulu zama-laurel, uyakwazi ukubhekana nezimo ezimbi kakhulu.

Esiqhingini saseFernandina kunenhlonipho yasePunto Espinosa. Lakhiwa yizingonyama zasolwandle, iguana, ama-cormorants angenazindiza, ama-penguins nama-pelicans.

Yini engingayibona?

Esiqhingini kunezintaba ezimbili zokuhamba. Omunye emahlathini. Ukulandela umhlahlandlela, ungakhohlwa ukubheka nxazonke. Emagqumeni ama-iguana ase-marine ahlala, futhi umzila ngokwawo uhle kakhulu. Okwesibili - amasimu e-lava. Lapha akukho lutho olukhula ngaphandle kwe-lava cactus, futhi lokho kungahlala iminyaka embalwa kuphela ezimweni ezinjalo. I-lava enefriji ezindaweni eziningi incane futhi iyisibindi, akusizi kahle ukuhamba nayo. Lo mzila uholela abahamba emanzini. Uma ufika esiqhingini ekuqaleni konyaka, uzobona ukuthi i-iguanazane isidleke kanjani lapha. Ekupheleni kwendlela kukhona ikholoni yezilwane zasolwandle. Izindawo ezihambayo zezinkukhu zokukhipha izindiza eziseduze.

Ukuze uhambe uhambo oluya esiqhingini saseFernandina udinga ngaphandle kwezingane. Izimo zendawo zinde kakhulu futhi zifanele kuphela kubantu abadala.