Ecuador: Galapagos icon, Darwin’s Arch, collapses
By France24
23 May 2021 |
12:46 pm
Boat tourists in the Galapagos reportedly saw Darwin's Arch collapse into the Pacific Ocean. The unique rock formation, named after the British naturalist Charles Darwin, was often compared to France's Arc de Triomphe.
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