PLACES IN NEWS
Galápagos Islands
- Ecuador has declared emergency to contain the environmental impact of a fuel spill in the Galapagos Islands recently.
- The Galápagos Islands, part of the Republic of Ecuador, are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean.
- The islands, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are known for their large number of endemic species.
White Island
- Whakaari also known as White Island is an active andesite stratovolcano situated on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty.A large eruption occurred here on 9 December 2019. ....