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In the 16th century, the Portuguese explorers called Taiwan...Formosa
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What island nation lies on the Tropic of Cancer just east of 120 degrees east longitude?
Taiwan
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What is the name of the Pacific island once known as Formosa?
Taiwan was formerly known as Formosa
This pacific ocean island nation was once a spanish colony and later a us colony?
florida
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Cyprus
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dupont circle
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During World War II, the American strategy in the Pacific against the Japanese became known as 'island-hopping.' Through this approach to defeating their enemy, the U.S. military by-passed (or, hopped over) Japanese strong-points for the sake of securing selected islands elsewhere. These islands, once occupied, would then serve as forward bases for the next 'hop' forward -- closer to Japan itself.
What Hawaiian island was once known only for its pineapples?
Kauai
Is Tonga a pacific island kingdom?
Tonga was once part of the British empire. It is now a small island group with a constitutional monarch style government.
What type of sonnet is Once by the Pacific?
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What is an island nation south of India and what is the name?
Sri Lanka, once known as Ceylon, is the island nation that fits your question.
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He is in the Pacific Northwest, where he lives in a cave. Once you have confirmed the other 3 cryptids, you can go there and follow him in the helicopter.
What island nation lies on the Tropic of Cancer just east of 120 degrees east longitude?
Taiwan
A volcano once erupted on an island in the pacific ocean all plant and animal life on the island was destroyed within ten years many kinds of plants grew on the island how do you think this happened?
Migrating birds defecating seeds.
