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What is the name of the Pacific island once known as Formosa?
Taiwan was formerly known as Formosa
Before being renamed what was the island Nauru known as?
The island Nauru, located in the South Pacific, was formerly known as Pleasant Island, possibly because of its lush vegetation and friendly inhabitants.. It was named by a whale hunter and British sea captain, John Fearn, after his visit to the island in 1978. He was the first Westerner to visit the island.
What is the 2nd smallest island in the world?
The second smallest island in the world is Nauru Island, also known as Pleasant Island. Nauru Island is located in Micronesia in the South Pacific.
What is the name of the south pacific island formerly known as New hebrides?
The colonial name New Hebrides was the name of the island group in the South Pacific that now forms the nation of Vanuatu.
Which ocean is Tuvalu in?
Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, consisting of nine islands, in the region known as Oceania.
Which ocean was formerly known as El mar de Sur?
Pacific Ocean
What was Canadian Pacific Railway formerly known as?
The Canadian Pacific Railway formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996 is a historic Canadian Class 1 rail carrier founded in 1881 and now operated by CPRL .
What is the French Polynesian island group that includes Nuuk hiva?
Nuku Hiva is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It was formerly also known as Île Marchand and Madison Island.
Which Pacific Island with a population of just over 8000 and area of only 8 sq miles has been an independent republic since January 1968?
Nauru is the Pacific Island you are referring to. With a population of just over 8000 and an area of only 8 square miles, it became an independent republic in January 1968. It is the third smallest country in the world by both area and population.
What Pacific Island group is known for the hula dance?
pacific islands
What island lays SE of India and was formerly known as ceylon?
Sri Lanka.
What is an island that is east of China that starts the letter f?
Taiwan is an island southeast of China. It formerly was known as Formosa.
