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Captain Cook gave them the name of the Sandwich Islands.

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What is the name of the southern most of the major hawaiian island?

The Big Island of Hawaii is the largest and southernmost island of the state of Hawaii. It has an area of 4,028 square miles and is larger than all the other Hawaiian Islands combined .


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Does Big Island refer to Hawaii?

Yes Big Island generally does refer to Hawaii, as this is another name for it. However, there's also establishments and companies that also call themselves Big Island such as Big Island Coffee.


What is the name of southern most hawaiian island?

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What Hawaiian island is called the big island?

"Big Island" is not the name of the island but only a reference to it. "Hawaii Island" is the English name of the island but people say "Big Island" as to not confuse the island's name with the name of the state. It needs to be remembered, however, that the island had a name during its approximately fifteen hundred year occupation by people prior to the arrival of Captain Cook. One older name is Moku o Keawe (Island of Keawe), which was applied to honor the 17th century high chief Keawe'īkekahiali'iokamoku.


What Hawaiian island is Mount Kilauea located on?

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Which is the largest island in Hawaii?

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What is Hawaii's largest island?

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What is the largest island in the Hawaiian island chain?

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What island of Hawaii is the biggest?

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