The Names Of The Galapagos Islands
Over the years most of the Galapagos Islands - official name, Archipielago de Colon have adopted a couple of names, usually one given by English pirates and another, official Spanish name given after the annexation of the islands by Ecuador in 1832 . In some cases, islands have picked up a number of others along the way, as many as eight according to some sources. The official names are listed first below, followed by any others in brackets: the most commonly used name - which is what we've used throughout the text - is in bold. Islands which have only ever had one name, such as Enderby, Beagle and Cowley, are not listed. Baltra (South Seymour) Darwin (Culpepper) Espanola (Hood) Fernandina (Narborough) Genovesa (Tower) Isabela (Albemarle) Marchena (Bindloe) Pinta (Abingdon) Pinzon (Duncan) Rabida (Jervis) San Cristobal (Chatham) San Salvador ( Santiago , James) Santa Cruz (Indefatigable, Duke of Norfolk) Santa Fe (Barrington) Santa Maria ( Floreana , Charles) Seymour Norte (North Seymour) Sin Nombre (Nameless) Tortuga (Brattle) Wolf (Wenman)
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