Darwin's Arch, a famed rock formation in the Galapagos, collapses

Darwin’s Arch, a famous, photo-friendly rock formation in the remote Galápagos Islands, collapsed on Monday because of natural erosion, Ecuadorean officials said.

The collapse of the natural archway in the Pacific Ocean, about 600 miles west of continental Ecuador, left a pile of rubble between two pillars.

The waters around the arch are known as a destination for divers, with tours from the main islands offering the opportunity to spot sharks, turtles, manta rays and dolphins.

The arch was less than a mile from the uninhabited Darwin Island; both are named after Charles Darwin, the scientist whose study of species on the islands in 1835 influenced his theory of evolution and natural selection.

At: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/world/americas/darwins-arch-collapse.html

The end of an era: Darwin's Arch, named after the famed naturalist whose 1835 visit to the Galápagos and South America helped shape his On the Origin of Species, seen before its top collapsed on May 17th.