Jarvis Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small coral island located in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States.

Word forms

Jarvis Island

Etymology

Named for brothers Edward, Thomas, and William Jarvis, who owed the ship, Eliza Francis, that discovered the island.

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