Galápagos Islands

American  

[guh-lah-puh-gohs, gah-lah-pah-gaws] / gəˈlɑ pəˌgoʊs, gɑˈlɑ pɑˌgɔs /

plural noun

1. an archipelago on the equator in the Pacific, about 600 miles (965 km) W of and belonging to Ecuador: many unique species of animal life. 3,029 sq. mi. (7,845 sq. km).

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Galápagos Islands British  

/ ɡəˈlæpəɡəs, ɡaˈlapaɣɔs /

plural noun

1. Official Spanish name: Archipiélago de Colón.  a group of 15 islands in the Pacific west of Ecuador, of which they form a province: discovered (1535) by the Spanish; main settlement on San Cristóbal. Pop: 18 640 (2001). Area: 7844 sq km (3028 sq miles)

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Galápagos Islands Cultural  

1. Groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean off South America, owned by Ecuador.

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Charles Darwin visited these islands and gathered evidence that supported his theory of natural selection.

The islands are known for their tortoises, penguins, marine iguanas, and other unusual animals.

Example Sentences

A US military base will not be built on the Galapagos islands famous for their unique flora and fauna, Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa said Friday.

From Barron's

Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa, a staunch US ally, said Tuesday his government could host a foreign military base on the Galapagos Islands, famous their unique flora and fauna.

From Barron's

“All the Sharks,” premiering Friday on Netflix, is a competition show in which four teams of two vie to photograph the most, and the most different, species of sharks, across two eight-hour days, and are set loose in the waters off Japan, the Maldives, South Africa, Australia, the Bahamas and the Galapagos Islands.

From Los Angeles Times

At the end of February 1973, Maurice and Maralyn - who had married in 1963 - left Panama for the Galapagos Islands, a journey which should have taken about 10 days.

From BBC

The Baileys set off in search of adventure in 1972 but struck disaster the following year, en route to the Galapagos Islands.

From BBC