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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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Sandwich Islands was a name given to the Hawaiian Islands by James Cook on one of his voyages in the 1770s.

Sandwich Islands may also refer to:

  • Manuae (Cook Islands), uninhabited atoll in the southern group, named "Sandwich Island", then "Hervey Island" by James Cook
  • Efate, island in The Republic of Vanuatu (Shefa Province), also previously named by James Cook
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British overseas territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean, also named by James Cook

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