Sandwich Island

English

Etymology

From being an island named in honour of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich by Captain James Cook.

Proper noun

Sandwich Island

  1. (obsolete) Former name of Manuae Island; an island in the Cook Islands, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, of the Cook Islands
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