English Explanatory Dictionary

White Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island of Svalbard, Norway
  2. An uninhabitable volcanic island in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Word forms

White Island

Etymology

# Calque of Norwegian Nynorsk Kvitøya (literally “White Island”). # Named by James Cook on 1 November 1769 in reference to its white appearance, either due to the presence of volcanic steam or guano deposits.

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