Setting for Melville's "The Encantadas" (9)

I believe the answer is:

galapagos

(Other definitions for galapagos that I've seen before include "Equatorial Pacific archipelago" , "tortoises" , "Group of islands off South America known for unusual animal life" , "Pacific nature reserve islands" , "tortoise" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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