English Explanatory Dictionary

Shepherd Islands

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An archipelago between the larger islands of Epi and Efate in the province of Shefa, Vanuatu.

Word forms

Shepherd Islands

Etymology

Named by James Cook after Anthony Shepherd (c. 1721 – 1796), British astronomer and friend of Cook.

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