Elise island
California and Georgia are on opposite coasts.
New Jersey. Some islands.
There is a Jersey. It is one of the Channel Islands (in the English Channel) between England and France. It is a British Dependency.
The name was taken from the largest of the English Channel Islands, Jersey.
The Canary Islands.
It is not named for a person, it is named for Jersey the largest of the Channel Islands, between England and France.
Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, and Jordan. By Jersey, I refer to the country of Jersey in the Channel Islands, and not the state of New Jersey which starts with the letter 'N'.
The state of New Jersey didn't have a much different name when it was first name. Back then, it was known as the Settlement of New Jersey.
Tasman sailed past New Zealand in December 1642.
The distance between the Galapagos Islands and New Jersey is approximately 2,700 miles (4,345 kilometers) when measured in a straight line. However, the actual travel distance may vary depending on the flight path or route taken. The Galapagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Ecuador, while New Jersey is situated on the eastern coast of the United States.
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The original Jersey is an island, one of The Channel Islands, in the English Channel Early settlers either believed New Jersey resembled, or could at some time eventually resemble, the original