[DOC] [TLE] Galpagos Islands - Wikipedia [PAR] The Galpagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on 
either side of the ... These names were used in the authoritative navigation charts 
of the islands ... The new Republic of Ecuador took the islands from Spanish 
ownership in .... It is also called Santa Maria, after one of the caravels of 
Columbus. [DOC] [TLE] Galapagos Islands | islands, Ecuador | Britannica.com [PAR] May 12, 2016 ... Galapagos Islands, Spanish Islas Galpagos, officially Archipilago de Coln (
Columbus Archipelago) , island group of the ... The islands became 
internationally famous as a result of their being visited in 1835 .... These citations 
are generated programmatically and may not match every citation style rule. [DOC] [TLE] Geography of the Galapagos Islands - Go Visit Galapagos [PAR] A province of Ecuador and officially known as the Archipelago de Colon, in honor 
of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas, the Galapagos Islands are 
... over the course of the time, many animals came to live on these islands, and... [DOC] [TLE] Dive in Galapagos Islands - A Divers Paradise - Ecuador - TribloO's [PAR] Officially known as the Columbus Archipelago this fabulous array of islands and 
... Some of these legendary dive sites, only accessible by liveaboard are Wolf... [DOC] [TLE] The archipelago of Columbus also know as Galapagos becomes ... [PAR] Ecuador claims the Galapagos Islands as part of their territory in 1832. ... in 
Guayaquil, suggested officially incorporating the archipelago into the new 
Republic. ... the archipelago into a place of peace (the first town was called "The 
asylum of... [DOC] [TLE] History | Villa Escalesia Galapagos [PAR] Legend has it that the Incas first discovered the Galapagos Islands in the 15th ... 
by man, were called "Las Encantadas," the bewitched islands by the Spanish. ... It 
was in the 19th century that these remote oceanic islands were brought to the ... 
were officially named the Archipelago de Colon, (Columbus's Archipelago) in... [DOC] [TLE] Galapagos Discovery [PAR] In terms of recorded history the Galapagos Islands were first officially ... were 
officially renamed by the National Assembly of Ecuador as the Archipelago de 
Colon. ... PART 6: EARLY HISTORY The discovery of the Americas by Columbus 
in ... as a buccaneer, if however he captured a Spanish ship, he was called a 
pirate. [DOC] [TLE] About Galpagos - Galapagos Holidays, Galapagos Experience ... [PAR] About 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador are the Galpagos Islands, named after 
the Spanish name for the giant tortoise that is one of its most famous residents. ... 
and in 1832 Ecuador officially annexed the islands, naming them the Archipelago 
... In these galleries, we try to bring out the reality of nature and the beauty we... [DOC] [TLE] Ecogal | Galpagos [PAR] The Galapagos Islands, known around the world as the Enchanted Islands 
were ... The Galapagos Islands or the Archipelago of Columbus, is a province of 
Ecuador, located ... Officially, it is also called the Insular Region of Ecuador. ... not 
only are there many species that are endemic to the Galapagos Islands, but 
these... [DOC] [TLE] The Galapagos Islands - JStor [PAR] The Galapagos Islands, sometimes called "The Haunted Isles" (Las. Islas 
Encantadas) and in 1892 officially renamed the "Archipielago de. Colon" in honor 
of Columbus, lie astride the equator, about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador and 
850 miles southwest of Panama. ... These Pacific Ocean whale hunters found. [DOC] [TLE] GalapagosIslandsOilSpill - CSU, Chico [PAR] Darwin wrote that the "natural history of these islands is eminently curious, and ... 
Approximately 97 per cent of the archipelago was designated by Ecuador as a ... 
the islands are officially the Archipilago de Colon, named after Columbus (who 
... Isabela Island, also known as Albemarle, is 1,771 square miles, or some 58... [DOC] [TLE] Lighthouses of Ecuador: Galapagos [PAR] Oct 22, 2012 ... The archipelago was annexed by Ecuador in 1832, and the first ... Famous for 
exotic scenery and even more exotic wildlife, the islands quickly ... The islands 
have been officially renamed the Archipilago de Coln (Columbus Islands)

Question: These Ecuadorian islands are known officially as the Columbus Archipelago
Answer: Galapagos Islands