Sikuphi isiQhingi saseGalapogas? Iyini indawo yaseGalapogas? Zingaki iziqhingi ezikhona? Lesi siqhingi sokuqala sakhiwa nini? Ziyini izintaba-mlilo ezimbalwa eGalapogas?
Context:Lezi ziqhingi zitholakala empumalanga yePacific Ocean, 973 km (605 mi) ukusuka ogwini olusentshonalanga yeNingizimu Melika. Iningi leziqhingi liyingxenye yeNingizimu Pacific. Indawo eseduze kakhulu yi-Ecuador, izwe eliyizwe lezi zilwane, engamakhilomitha angu - 926 (500 nmi) ukuya empumalanga.   Ukuqagela kwe-orthographic okugxile eziQhingini zaseGalapagos.  Isikole sama-hammerhead ane-scaloped, eWolf Island, eziQhingini zaseGalapagos.  I-Grapsus grapsus emaweni.  Isithombe sesathelayithi seziqhingi zaseGalapagos ezibekwe phezu kwamagama eziqhingi eziyinhloko ezibonakalayo.  U-Isabella ebonwa nge-Spot Satellite  Ama-albatross ayezwakala e-Española.  I-iguana yasolwandle yaseGalapagos.  Umgwaqo omkhulu esiqhingini saseSan Cristóbal. Uhambo olushukumisayo lweziQhingi zaseGalapagos. Isazi sezilwandle saseNASA uGene Carl Feldman sixoxa ngombono waso oyingqayizivele ngalesi sifunda. Lezi ziqhingi zitholakala kuma-coordinates 1°40'N<unk>1°36'S, 89°16'<unk>92°01'W. Ezungeze i-equator, iziqhingi ezikuleli chungechunge zitholakala kuwo womabili ama-hemispheres asenyakatho naseningizimu, kanti iVolcán Wolf neVolcán Ecuador e-Isla Isabela zitholakala ngqo ku-equator. Isiqhingi sase-Española, isiqhingi esiseningizimu kunazo zonke eziqhingini, nesiqhingi saseDarwin, esisenyakatho kunazo zonke, zisatshalaliswa ebangeni elingamakhilomitha angu-220. I-International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) ibabheka ngokuphelele ngaphakathi kweSouth Pacific Ocean, noma kunjalo I-Galapagos Archipelago iqukethe i-7,880 km2 (3,040 sq mi) yomhlaba osakazeke ngaphezu kwe-45,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) yolwandle. Isiqhingi esikhulu kunazo zonke, i-Isabella, singamakhilomitha-skwele angu-5 800 futhi sicishe sibe izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zendawo yonke yaseGalapagos. I-Volcán Wolf e-Isabela iyindawo ephakeme kunazo zonke, ephakeme ngamamitha angu - 1 707 ngaphezu kolwandle.  Leli qembu liqukethe iziqhingi ezinkulu ezingu - 18, iziqhingi ezincane ezingu - 3 namadwala neziqhingi ezincane ezingu - 107. Lezi ziqhingi zitholakala eGalapagos Triple Junction. Lesi siqhingi sitholakala eNazca Plate (plate tectonic), esiya empumalanga / eningizimu-mpumalanga, singena ngaphansi kwePlate yaseNingizimu Melika ngezinga elingama-intshi angu-2.5 (6.4 cm) ngonyaka. Siphinde sibe ngaphezulu kweGalapagos hotspot, indawo lapho uqweqwe lomhlaba luncibilika khona kusuka phansi nge-mantle plume, okwenza izintaba-mlilo. Iziqhingi zokuqala zakhiwa lapha okungenani eminyakeni eyizigidi ezingu-8 futhi mhlawumbe kuze kube iminyaka eyizigidi ezingu-90 edlule.  Nakuba iziqhingi ezindala ziye zanyamalala ngaphansi kolwandle njengoba ziqhamuka emkhunjini, iziqhingi ezincane kunazo zonke, i-Isabella neFernandina, zisakhiwa. Ngo-April 2009, udaka oluvela esiqhingini sentaba-mlilo iFernandina lwaqala ukugelezela ngasogwini lwalesi siqhingi nasesikhungweni esiphakathi nendawo.  Ekupheleni kuka-June 2018, iSierra Negra, enye yezintaba-mlilo ezinhlanu e-Isabela futhi enye yezintaba-mlilo ezisebenza kakhulu eziqhingini zaseGalapagos, yaqala ukuqhuma okokuqala kusukela ngo-2005. Ukugeleza kwe-lava kwafika ogwini, kwabangela ukuba abantu abangaba ngamashumi amahlanu abahlala eduze basuswe futhi kwavimbela ukufinyelela kwezivakashi.
Lezi ziqhingi zitholakala empumalanga yePacific Ocean, 973 km ukusuka ogwini olusentshonalanga yeNingizimu Melika. Lezi ziqhingi zitholakala ku-1°40'N<unk>1°36'S, 89°16'<unk>92°01'W  Indawo ephelele yesiQhingi saseGalapogos ingamakhilomitha-skwele angu-7 880.  Leli qembu liqukethe iziqhingi ezinkulu ezingu-18, iziqhingi ezincane ezingu-3.  Iziqhingi zokuqala zakhiwa lapha okungenani eminyakeni eyizigidi ezingu-8 futhi mhlawumbe kuze kube iminyaka eyizigidi ezingu-90 edlule  ISierra Negra ingenye yezintaba-mlilo ezinhlanu.