Discovering the Galápagos Islands

**** **Narrator (cheerful tone):** Welcome to the enchanting Galápagos Islands!

🌴 An archipelago of 13 major islands, 6 smaller islands, and over 100 islets and rocks,

these islands are a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most unique ecosystems on the

planet. So, how did these magical islands come to be?

--- **** **Narrator:** The Galápagos Islands were born from volcanic

activity! They sit atop a hotspot in the Earth's crust, formed by the movement

of tectonic plates. As the Nazca Plate moves over this hotspot, magma rises,

creating new islands. Over millions of years, this process has given birth to the