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What was the original name of the Hawaiian island?
The Hawaiian islands were originally known as the Sandwich Islands.
What was the original name of the fort on Sullivans islands?
fort moultrie
What is the present name of the Sandwich Islands discovered by Captain Cook?
The Sandwich Islands are now known by their original native name of Hawaii.
What are the original names of the hawaiian islands?
When the Hawaiian islands were discovered by Captain Cook, he named them The Sandwich Islands after Earl Sandwich.
What is the other name for Islas Malvinas islands?
The other name for Islas Malvinas islands is the Falkland Islands.
What is the capital of Solomon's island?
The capital of Solomon Island is Honiara.
What was the original name of the Hawaiian islands?
Not much is known about the true original names of the 8 major Hawaiian Islands, as the ancient people used a number of different names to describe where they were from. At one time, the islands were known by the Ali'i Nui who controlled them. We do know that Captain James Cook who was the first European to visit them, gave them the name of the Sandwich Islands. On that note, the true origin of the current names are also unknown.
Which original member of the EU has the islands of Sicily and Sardinia?
Italy.
Who did the mycenaean?
The original peoples who had settled in the Greek islands and mainland.
What was the original name of New Jersey?
The state of New Jersey didn't have a much different name when it was first name. Back then, it was known as the Settlement of New Jersey.
What is the meaning of New Jersey's name?
The original Jersey is an island, one of The Channel Islands, in the English Channel Early settlers either believed New Jersey resembled, or could at some time eventually resemble, the original
What do geographers call a long chain of islands like Japan?
The name for a cluster or chain of islands is "archipelago". (More technically, it would apply to a chain of islands like Hawaii, which are all formed from the same tectonic / volcanic source.)
