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WHAT DOES SANDWICH ISLANDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sandwich Islands

Sandwich Islands was the name given to the Hawaiian Islands by James Cook in 1778. Sandwich Islands or Sandwich Island may also refer to: ▪ South Sandwich Islands, an archipelago, named by James Cook, which is part of the British overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the south Atlantic Ocean ▪ Sandwich Island, a former name by James Cook of the uninhabited atoll Manuae in the Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean ▪ Sandwich Island, a former name by James Cook of Efate Island in The Republic of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean ▪ Sandwich Island Sleeper or Eleotris sandwicensis, a species of fish endemic to the Hawaiian Islands ▪ Sandwich Islets south of Bahía Cook...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SANDWICH ISLANDS

Sandrocottus
sands
sandshoe
sandshoes
sandsoap
sandspout
sandspur
sandstone
sandstone quarry
sandstorm
sandsucker
Sandwell

WORDS THAT END LIKE SANDWICH ISLANDS

British Virgin Islands
Caicos Islands
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
hands
Highlands
Hollands
Islands
Keeling Islands
lands
Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Midlands
Netherlands
Northern Mariana Islands
Solomon Islands
the Netherlands
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands

Synonyms and antonyms of Sandwich Islands in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Sandwich Islands» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SANDWICH ISLANDS

Find out the translation of Sandwich Islands to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

三明治群岛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Islas Sandwich
570 millions of speakers

English

Sandwich Islands
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सैंडविच आइलैंड्स
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جزر ساندويتش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сандвичевы острова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sandwich
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্যান্ডউইচ দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Îles Sandwich
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepulauan Sandwich
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sandwich-Inseln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サンドイッチ諸島
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

샌드위치 제도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapuloan Sandwich
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Quần đảo Sandwich
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாண்ட்விச் தீவுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सँडविच बेटे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sandviç Adaları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Isole Sandwich
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sandwich
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Сандвічеві острови
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Insulele Sandwich
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Νησιά Σάντουιτς
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Sandwich Eilande
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Sandwichöarna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sandwichøyene
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SANDWICH ISLANDS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Sandwich Islands

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SANDWICH ISLANDS»

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A Voyage to California, the Sandwich Islands, and Around the ...
While French sea captain Auguste Duhaut-Cilly may not have become wealthy from his around-the-world travels between 1826 and 1829, his trip has enriched historians interested in early nineteenth-century California.
Auguste Bernard Duhaut-Cilly, August Frugé, Neal Harlow, 1999
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History of the Sandwich Islands. [With a map.]
This fact indicates that there had been communication not only from the Society to the Sandwich Islands but also from the Sandwich Isands to the Society group. The more ancient names in the genealogy of the Sandwich Islands chiefs are the  ...
Sheldon DIBBLE, 1843
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The American Mission in the Sandwich Islands: A Vindication ...
The scheme for sending out at Bishop and Church of England missionaries did not, according to the evidence we possess, originate in the Sandwich Islands, but in England. 'The only valid reasons which I have seen for any movement in this ...
William Ellis, 1866
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Journal of a residence in the Sandwich islands during ... ...
Is the course of the last eight or nine years, public attention, in Europe and America, has been frequently directed to the Sandwich Islands. The demolition of the ancient temples — the destruction of the idols — the renunciation of the national ...
Charles Samuel Stewart, William Ellis, 1828
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The Sandwich Islands: Progress of Events Since Their ...
Progress of Events Since Their Discovery by Captain Cook. Their Occupation by Lord George Paulet. Their Value and Importance Alexander Simpson. 20 TREATIES. murdered the master of an English schooner, of which they formed part of ...
Alexander Simpson, 1843
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Sandwich Islands
The point of it all here is the importance in Mark Twain's life of the Sandwich Islands tour of which you have read in this book. It launched him on the career of traveling correspondent that produced Innocents Abroad and with it world-wide fame ...
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Mark Twain's Letters from the Sandwich Islands
Mark Twain's Letters from the Sandwich Islands. THE OLD NOR WEST SWELL < ^March 19, the Sunday following our departure we 186b I ) had a fine day, and no wind scarcely, yet the sea ran high and the ship rolled a good deal.
Mark Twain's Letters from the Sandwich Islands
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The oahu college at the sandwich islands
Surely results like these are worth a great outlay for their preservation; but this cannot be effectually done without the speedy institution of a. .College at the Islands, where a portion of the children of foreign parents, and some of the more  ...
‎1857
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Letters from the Sandwich Islands
Mark Twain Joan Abramson. There is more than one plantation in the islands which is worth, with all its appurtenances, $250,000, and will produce a $260,000 crop next year — perhaps this — and yield a profit of $70,000, after deducting all  ...
Mark Twain, Joan Abramson, 1975
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Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands
Charles Nordhoff (1830-1901) was an American journalist, descriptive and miscellaneous writer.
Charles Nordhoff, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SANDWICH ISLANDS»

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South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands launch crown coin with the …
The Treasury of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands have launched a crown coin which features some the most amazing wildlife found in and around the ... «MercoPress, Jun 15»
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South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands coat of arms …
The Treasury of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands have launched a crown coin which marks the 30th anniversary of the territory's granting of a Coat of ... «MercoPress, Jun 15»
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Solomon Islands, South Sandwich Islands and Nevada …
This is the week when, if you believe the Internet, the alignment of the planets is due to cause mega-earthquakes all around the Pacific. (I won't bother to link to ... «Decoded Science, May 15»
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General Election 2015: Labour to make pledge on creating biggest …
... British overseas territories, including the Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific. ... with a protected area around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
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The man who spies on penguins for science
TH: We put timelapse cameras all around Antarctica and sub-Antarctic -- South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, South Shetlands -- all along the Antarctic ... «CNN, Feb 15»
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Ascension and South Sandwich islands proposed for marine …
Of the three proposals, the one for the uninhabited South Sandwich Islands has been deemed the least likely to pass due to the islands' proximity to the ... «MercoPress, Feb 15»
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Very Strong earthquake in the unpopulated South Sandwich Islands
The distance to populated islands is far too big that the shaking will be felt + the Magnitude not strong enough to generate a tsunami. This is a sub-antarctic are ... «Earthquake Report, Feb 15»
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Conservationists call for UK to create world's largest marine reserve
The proposed marine reserves around the South Sandwich Islands, Ascension and Pitcairn Islands would protect rare and threatened marine life. Photograph: ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
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Tonga, South Sandwich Islands and Across the US: Earthquakes 12 …
The remote South Sandwich Islands, a volcanic arc resulting from the subduction of the South American plate beneath the Scotia microplate are one of just two ... «Decoded Science, Dec 14»
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Magnitude 7.1 quake hits near Visokoi Island, off South America
SINGAPORE A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit about 100 miles north-northwest of Visokoi Island in the South Sandwich Islands off South America, the U.S. ... «Reuters, Jun 14»

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