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That was the name given by Captain James Cook to the Hawaian Islands.
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He Hawaiian Islands were also known as the?
Sandwich islands.
What were the Hawaii island once called?
Sandwich Islands
Another name for the hawaiian islands?
Sandwich Islands after the English earl of Sandwich
What is the other name for big island of Hawaii?
Captain Cook gave them the name of the Sandwich Islands.
Were the Hawaii islands ever called the sandwich islands?
Cook named the Hawaiian Islands the Sandwich Islands in honor of one of his sponsors, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. There are many references to Cook and the Sandwich Islands at the History of Mankind site in the related link.
How many islands are in the sandwich islands?
33 islands
When did Captain James Cook name the islands the Sandwich Islands?
The Hawaiian Islands were named Sandwich Islands by James Cook in the 1770s. Other Islands similarly named by Cook were Efate Island in The Republic of Vanuatu (Sandwich Island) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
What are the original names of the hawaiian islands?
When the Hawaiian islands were discovered by Captain Cook, he named them The Sandwich Islands after Earl Sandwich.
What is the present name of the Sandwich Islands discovered by Captain Cook?
The Sandwich Islands are now known by their original native name of Hawaii.
What is the population of the south sandwich islands?
As of 2006, the massive population of the south sandwich islands was 30 people.
What were the Sandwich Islands later named?
The Sandwich Islands later came to be known by their native name of Hawaii.
What are the sandwich islands called now?
The Hawaiian Islands
