Volcán Darwin is a large shield volcano on Isabela Island in the

Galápagos Islands The Galápagos Islands () are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the equator, west of the mainland of South America. They form the Galápagos Province of the Republic of Ecuador, with a population of sli ...

. It was named after the naturalist

Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English Natural history#Before 1900, naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all speci ...

and is located between

Volcán Wolf Wolf Volcano (), also known as Mount Whiton, is the highest peak in the Galápagos Islands. It is situated on Isabela Island and reaches . It is a shield volcano with a characteristic upturned soup bowl shape. The volcano was named after Theod ...

and Volcán Alcedo; part of the

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designated area. The volcano last erupted in 1813 and it features a

caldera A caldera ( ) is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption. An eruption that ejects large volumes of magma over a short period of time can cause significant detriment to the str ...

measuring across and deep. Along the western slopes are two

pyroclastic cone Volcanic cones are among the simplest volcanic landforms. They are built by ejecta from a volcanic vent, piling up around the vent in the shape of a cone with a central crater. Volcanic cones are of different types, depending upon the nature and s ...

s, called Tagus and Beagle cones. The walls of Tagus Cone is partially breached and flooded, forming a cove. Tagus Cove is a popular tourist destination and was historically important for

whaler A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized vessel, designed or adapted for whaling: the catching or processing of whales. Terminology The term ''whaler'' is mostly historic. A handful of nations continue with industrial whaling, and one, Jap ...

s. Charles Darwin's ship, also anchored in this cove.

References

{{reflist Volcanoes of the Galápagos Islands VEI-2 volcanoes Holocene shield volcanoes Pleistocene shield volcanoes Active volcanoes Hotspot volcanoes