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been named after the ships which surveyed them or after people con- 

 nected with the history of the islands. Indefatigable has also been known 

 as Norfolk Island after the Duke of Norfolk and as Porter's Island 

 after Captain David Porter of the U. S. Frigate Essex. It was named 

 Bolivia by Vilamil, who also gave the name of Olmedo to James Island. 

 Nameless Island has been known as Bewel Rock and Isla sin Nombre, 

 while Isla Wolf has been applied to Wenman and Isla Darwin to Cul- 

 pepper. On Albemarle Island, Bank's Bay was named after Sir Joseph 

 Banks, the famous botanist ; Essex Point was named by Captain Porter 

 after his ship, the Essex; Tagus Cove, called Bank's Cove by Colnett, 

 was renamed for H. M. S. Tagus ; Cape Berkeley was so called in honor 

 of the Honorable Captain Berkeley, R. N., and Cape Rose honors the 

 memory of Jean Rose, buccaneer and companion of Edward Davis ; 

 while Webb Cove is named after Lieut. G. A. C. Webb, R. N., of 

 H. M. S. Cormorant. On James Island, Cowan Bay (sometimes called 

 James Bay) was named by Captain Porter in memory of Lieut. John S. 

 Cowan of the Frigate Essex, who was killed in a duel and buried there ; 

 and Sulivan Bay is named in honor of Lieut. James Sulivan of H. M. S. 

 Beagle. Sappho Cove on Chatham Island is named for the ship which 

 surveyed it, H. M. S. Sappho. On Indefatigable Island, Academy Bay 

 is named after the American schooner Academy, and Conway Bay after 

 H. M. S. Conway. 



In 1892 the Republic of Ecuador renamed the Galapagos the "Archi- 

 pielago de Colon" in honor of the famed mariner Christopher Columbus, 

 and that is still the official name. The Galapagos Islands seems to be pre- 

 ferred, however, and is more commonly used. Most of the islands also 

 have at least two names. The following list gives the English and 

 Spanish names as they appear on modern charts. 



