English Explanatory Dictionary

Crocker Land

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A huge island supposedly sighted by the explorer Robert Peary from the top of Cape Colgate in 1906, now known not to exist.

Word forms

Crocker Land

Etymology

Named after San Francisco banker George Crocker, a financial backer.

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