Galapagos vs Galapagos Islands

Galapagos and Galapagos Islands both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Galapagos	Yes	No	No	No
Galapagos Islands	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Galapagos and Galapagos Islands are synonyms defined as:

Galapagos and Galapagos Islands: a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life

Galapagos (noun)	Galapagos Islands (noun)
a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life	a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life