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Colón, Archipiélago de (island group) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 00 30 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -0.5000 decimal degrees |
Long: 090 30 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -90.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Consists of 16 islands with affiliated islets & rocks; visited by Charles Darwin 1835; famous for unique forms of animal life that exhibit a wide assortment of adaptive patterns; produces fish, agricultural products & high-grade salt. |
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Colón, Archipiélago de (preferred,C,V)
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Archipiélago de Colón (C,V,display)
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Galapagos Islands (C,O)
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Galápagos Islands (C,O)
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Tortoise Islands (C,O)
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