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Sandwich Islands

 
WordNet: Sandwich Islands
 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific
  Synonym: Hawaiian Islands


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Wikipedia: Sandwich Islands
 
"Great Islands" redirects here. Sandwich Island is also an early name for the Cook Islands island of Manuae, and for the island of Efate in Vanuatu.

The Sandwich Islands was the name given to the Hawaiian Islands by Captain James Cook on his discovery of the islands on January 18, 1778. The name was made in honor of one of his sponsors, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who was at the time the First Lord of the Admiralty and Cook's superior officer. During the late 19th century, the name fell into disuse, replaced by Hawaii.

The Sandwich Islands should not be confused with the South Sandwich Islands, a mostly uninhabited British dependency in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

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