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Galapagos Islands

noun

A group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life. Synonym: Galapagos.

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... for some days, discern from the masthead any craft other than the double-hulled rafts of logs, called catamarans, in which the natives along the Peruvian coast make long voyages. Weary of such continued ill-luck, Porter determined to make for the Galapagos Islands, where it was the custom of the British whaling-ships to rendezvous. But it seemed that ill-fortune was following close upon the "Essex;" for she sailed the waters about the Galapagos, and sent out ...

— The Naval History of the United States - Volume 1 (of 2) • Willis J. Abbot

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Words linked to "Galapagos Islands" : island, Republic of Ecuador, Ecuador