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Pleasant Island   /plˈɛzənt ˈaɪlənd/   Listen
Pleasant Island

noun
1.
A small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the Gilbert Islands.  Synonyms: Nauru, Nauru Island.





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"Pleasant Island" Quotes from Famous Books



... we fell in with the island of Diego Grasiosa, in lat. 7 deg. 30' S. and in long. 110 deg. 40' S. by our reckoning.[70] This seemed a pleasant island, and a good place for refreshment, if any proper place could be found for anchoring. We sought but little for anchoring there, as the wind was bad, and the tide set towards the shore, so that we durst not stay to search any farther. The ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII. • Robert Kerr


Words linked to "Pleasant Island" :   TT, Micronesia, Republic of Nauru, Federated States of Micronesia, island


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