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The Iconic Darwin's Arch in The Galapagos Is Gone Forever After a Collapse
https://www.sciencealert.com ^
| 20 MAY 2021
| LAURA GEGGEL
Posted on 05/20/2021 6:36:01 AM PDT by Red Badger
The top of Darwin's Arch, the famous natural stone archway in the northern Galapagos Islands, has crashed into the waves, according to news reports.
The arch, located less than 0.6 miles (1 kilometer) off the steep and rocky coast of Darwin Island, collapsed as "a consequence of natural erosion," on May 17, the Ecuador Ministry of Environment and Water wrote in Spanish on Twitter.
The natural arch was named for the English biologist Charles Darwin, who studied evolution in the Galapagos during his voyage aboard the HMS Beagle in the early 1830s.
Now that the arch's top is gone, one tour company, Aggressor Adventures, is calling the two stone monoliths that remain "The Pillars of Evolution," CNN reported.
TOPICS: Education; History; Outdoors; Travel
KEYWORDS: charlesdarwin; darwin; darwinsarch; ecuador; galapagos; galapagosislands; ggg; hmsbeagle; imperialism; pillarsofevolution; whiteprivilege
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To: PGR88
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posted on
05/20/2021 6:53:23 AM PDT
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
To: PGR88
“Not global warming?“
Of course it’s global warming. Everything is global warming.
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posted on
05/20/2021 6:53:33 AM PDT
by
D_Idaho
("For we wrestle not against flesh and blood...")
To: facedown
OMG!!!!! Were any forms of sealife injured? Oh noes!!!!!!!
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posted on
05/20/2021 6:54:53 AM PDT
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
To: Magnum44
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posted on
05/20/2021 6:56:49 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: fidelis
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posted on
05/20/2021 7:00:59 AM PDT
by
urbanpovertylawcenter
(the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
To: bert
geological evolution
No argument there...in fact the entire universe is always changing, but not for the better. Like the arch that crumbled, the natural direction of evolution is towards ENTROPY.
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posted on
05/20/2021 7:03:40 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
To: Red Badger
No doubt the weight of the bird poop broke it.
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posted on
05/20/2021 7:05:50 AM PDT
by
ryderann
To: Red Badger
The Darwin’s Arch in The Galapagos has Collapsed.
Right along with Darwin’s Theory.
To: Red Badger
The seagulls might be a little confused and cast suspicious looks at the fat ones.
To: Red Badger
The weight and corrosive nature of bird droppings over centuries may have spelled it’s doom. The photos show very large amounts of it.
To: no-to-illegals
Can’t we blame this on the Israeli oppression of Palestinians?
To: 17th Miss Regt
I blame trickle down economics...
To: Red Badger
But Darwin’s theory lives forever.😎
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posted on
05/20/2021 7:18:27 AM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: left that other site
....and given enough time and chance...it could evolve back to what it was just a few days ago...seems impossible but with wave, geothermal, cosmic rays, infrared, and sun energy it could overcome 2nd law of thermodynamics...just give it enough time and the impossible becomes probable...
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posted on
05/20/2021 7:27:39 AM PDT
by
Getready
(Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
To: 17th Miss Regt
Am certain a moslem writer is in agreement
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posted on
05/20/2021 7:30:50 AM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
( Liberals, leftists, Rinos, moslems, illegals, lamestream media. All want America to fail and die )
To: Red Badger
Damn, that water looks rough!
collapsed as "a consequence of natural erosion,"
Not global warming or systemic racism this time?
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posted on
05/20/2021 7:33:45 AM PDT
by
libertylover
(Our biggest problem by far: most of the news media is agenda driven, not truth driven.)
To: Red Badger
37
posted on
05/20/2021 8:29:22 AM PDT
by
bgill
To: PGR88
Wait a minute, have not rising sea levels covered it up yet? Partially? Or are rising sea levels a localized vent?
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posted on
05/20/2021 8:29:34 AM PDT
by
zek157
To: bgill
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posted on
05/20/2021 8:30:35 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
05/20/2021 8:31:10 AM PDT
by
bgill
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