Sandwich Island

Meaning

Proper Noun

island island chain, Cook Islands region, Oceania ocean, Pacific Ocean of the Cook Islands (country)

Origin

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

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