Answer: Galapagos Islands <u>belonged to</u> :
Explanation:
The <u>Galapagos Islands</u> were discovered by chance in the year 1535. They were used by English <u>pirates</u> as hiding places in their trip.
In 2007, <em>Unesco declared </em>the Galapagos Islands as a<u> World Heritage Site </u>at environmental risk and was included in the List of World Heritage in danger until 2010.
Although the researcher Darwin from Spain visited the island for various studies, they <u>did not belong to either the English or the Spanish crown</u> but were eventually visited by pirates looking for hiding places.
They currently belong to <em>Ecuador</em> who always fought to maintain sovereignty over them.