“A multitude of seabirds: seagulls, terns and frigates, circle over our heads. Through the fog, we recognise the typical outline of an immense volcano.
The beach is not very inviting; it is covered by black lava and disfigured by many crevices, the signs of recent volcanic eruptions. I wonder what we will find on these islands….”

The voyage of the Beagle, 1839