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What were the Hawaii island once called?
Sandwich Islands
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.
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.
Which pacific island group was called the sandwich islands by captain cook?
It was the Hawaiian Islands that were named the Sandwich Islands by James Cook in the 1770s.
Which state was originally called sandwich islnds?
The state of Hawaii was originally called the Sandwich Islands. They were designated as the Sandwich Islands from the English explorer Captain Cook back in 1778. Cook selected the name based on his superior who was named Sandwich.
What are the Names of the Northern Hawaiian Islands?
They were once called the "Sandwich Islands" after the Earl of Sandwich.
He Hawaiian Islands were also known as the?
Sandwich islands.
What is Hawaii's name?
It is also called the Sandwich Islands. -------------- No, Hawai'i has always been called Hawai'i. Just that Captain Cook gave the islands the name of "Sandwich Isles" after John Montagu who was the 4th Earl of Sandwich. Hawai'i was named after our ancestor, Hawai'iloa.
How come he called it a Sandwich Island?
Captain Cook named the Hawaiian Islands in honor of the fourth Earl of Sandwich who was the First Lord of the Admiralty at the time.
Who swallowed the sandwich islands?
HawaiiOnce called the Sanwhich Island and the natives called it Hawaii
What popular vacation spot was once called the sandwich islands?
Hawaii
What is another name for the sandwich islands?
In 1778, Captain James Cook gave the name "Sandwich islands" to what is now known as the Hawaiian islands, or Hawaii.
