Galapagos

/ɡəˈlæpəɡoʊs/ noun

Definition

A group of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean belonging to Ecuador, famous for their unique wildlife that inspired Darwin's theory of evolution.

Etymology

From Spanish galápago meaning 'tortoise' or 'saddle', referring to the giant tortoises found on the islands. The name was given by Spanish explorers who noticed the distinctive shell shape resembling a riding saddle.

Kelly Says

The Galápagos Islands are essentially a living laboratory of evolution, where species evolved in isolation to fill unique ecological niches. Each island has slightly different environmental conditions, leading to the famous finches with different beak shapes that helped Darwin understand natural selection.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጋላፓጎስ ደሴቶች
gah-la-pah-gohs dese-toches
ARالعربية
جزر غالاباغوس
jazir ghalabaghūs
BNবাংলা
গ্যালাপাগোস দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
gho-la-pa-gohs dwi-p-pun-j
CACatalà
Illes Galàpagos
ee-les ga-la-pa-gohs
CSČeština
Galapágovy ostrovy
gah-la-pah-goh-vy ostrovy
DADansk
Galapagosøerne
gah-la-pah-gohs-oerne
DEDeutsch
Galapagos
gah-la-pah-gohs
ELΕλληνικά
Νησιά Γαλα páγος
nees-ia ga-la-pa-gos
ESEspañol
Galápagos
gah-la-pah-gohs
FAفارسی
جزایر گالاپاگوس
ja-ze-e-re ga-la-pa-ga-os
FISuomi
Galapagossaaret
gah-la-pah-gohs-saaret
FRFrançais
Galápagos
gah-la-pah-goh
GUGU
ગાલાપાગોસ દ્વીપસમૂહ
ga-la-pa-gohs dweep-sa-mooh
HAHA
Galapagos Islands
gah-la-pah-gohs ailandz
HEעברית
איי גלאפגוס
ay gal-pa-gos
HIहिन्दी
गैलपैगस द्वीपसमूह
gailpaigasa dweep-samooh
HUMagyar
Galapagos-szigetek
gah-la-pah-gohs-si-ge-tek
IDBahasa Indonesia
Kepulauan Galapagos
kepulauan galapagos
IGIG
Galapagos Islands
gah-la-pah-gohs ailandz
ITItaliano
Isole Galapagos
ee-zo-leh ga-la-pa-gohs
JA日本語
ガラパゴス諸島
garapagos-shotou
KKKK
Гálaпагос аралдары
gah-la-pah-gohs a-ral-da-ry
KMKM
ឝ្វាយ ក្បាលាផាគោស
kbal-a-pha-gohs
KO한국어
갈라파고스 제도
gallapago-seo-do
MRMR
गॅलॅपॅगोस द्वीपसमूह
ga-la-pa-gohs dweep-sa-mooh
MSBahasa Melayu
Kepulauan Galapagos
kepulauan galapagos
MYမြန်မာ
ဂါလာပါဂိုး ကျွန်းစု
ga-la-pa-go-ke-zoon-su
NLNederlands
Galapagos-eilanden
gah-la-pah-gohs-eye-lan-den
NONorsk
Galapagosøyene
gah-la-pah-gohs-oyene
PAPA
ਗਾਲਾਪਾਗੋਸ ਟਾਪੂ
ga-la-pa-gohs ta-poo
PLPolski
Wyspy Galapagos
vishy galapagos
PTPortuguês
Galápagos
gah-la-pah-goh
RORomână
Insulele Galapagos
in-su-le-le ga-la-pa-gohs
RUРусский
Галапагосские острова
gah-la-pah-goh-skiye ostrova
SVSvenska
Galápagosöarna
gah-la-pah-gohs-oarna
SWKiswahili
Visiwa vya Galapagos
vi-shi-wa vya ga-la-pa-gohs
TAதமிழ்
கலாபாகோஸ் தீவுகள்
kala-pa-gohs thee-vu-gal
TEతెలుగు
గలాపాగోస్ దీవులు
gala-pa-gohs dee-vu-lu
THไทย
หมู่เกาะกาลาปากอส
moo-gae-gala-pa-gohs
TLTL
Kapuluan Galapagos
ka-pu-luan ga-la-pa-gohs
TRTürkçe
Galapagos Adaları
gah-la-pah-gohs a-da-la-ri
UKУкраїнська
Галапагоські острови
gah-la-pah-goh-ski ostrovy
URاردو
جزائر گالاپاگوس
ja-z-a-ir ga-la-pa-ga-us
VITiếng Việt
Quần đảo Galapagos
kwan-dao-galapagos
YOYO
Ile-ile Galapagos
ee-leh-ee ga-la-pa-gohs
ZH中文
加拉帕戈斯群岛
jiā lā pā gā gē sī qún dǎo
ZUZU
Izingosi zika Galapagos
ee-zing-o-si zi-ka ga-la-pa-gohs

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