Galápagos Islands

geographical name

Ga·​lá·​pa·​gos Islands gə-ˈlä-pə-gəs 

-ˈla-,

-ˌgōs

variants or Archipiélago de Colón

ˌär-chē-ˈpyā-lä-gō-t͟hā-kō-ˈlōn 

island group of Ecuador in the Pacific and on the Equator west of the mainland; noted for its endemic flora and fauna; capital on San Cristóbal Island area 3093 square miles (8010 square kilometers), population 9785 see isabela island