Chronic myeloproliferative diseases. Chronic myeloproliferative diseases are caused by an overabundance of differentiated bone marrow cells that result in the accumulation of erythrocytes, granulocytes, monocytes or platelets. Polycythemia Vera. This condition is marked by an overproduction of RBCs.
Isabela Island, Galapagos. Isabela lies in the heart of the Galapagos Islands. Hidden past the horizon, the archipelago's largest island keeps pure, protected and distant from the ingenuity of man.
The highest point in the Galapagos Islands is VolcÃ¡n Wolf on Isabela which is 1,707 m (5,600 ft) above sea level. The islands sit above the Galapagos hotspot where the Earth's crust is being melted from below by a mantle plume, which creates volcanoes.