English Explanatory Dictionary

Robinson Crusoe Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The second largest of the Juan Fernández Islands.

Word forms

Robinson Crusoe Island

Etymology

Renamed in 1966 by the Chilean government, after the fictional castaway Robinson Crusoe: the island was home to the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk from 1704 to 1709, and is thought to have inspired the novel.

Synonyms

Aguas Buenas Más a Tierra
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