Galápagos Islands in British English
(ɡəˈlæpəɡəs, Spanish ɡaˈlapaɣɔs)
plural noun
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)
Official Spanish name: Archipiélago de ColónGalápagos Islands in American English
(gəˈlɑpəˌgoʊs)
group of islands belonging to Ecuador, in the Pacific on the equator: 3,093 sq mi (8,011 sq km); pop. 10,000
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