Meaning Of The Word Galápagos Islands

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Galápagos Islands in American English
group of islands belonging to Ecuador, in the Pacific on the equator: 3,093 sq mi (8,011 sq km); pop. 10,000

Galápagos Islands in British English
plural noun: a group of 15 islands in the Pacific west of Ecuador, of which they form a province: discovered (1535) by the Spanish; noted for Charles Darwin's observations (1835) of birds and giant tortoises, from which he formulated his theory of natural selection; m

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