Ocean Island

English

Etymology 1

Named by Captain Mertho in 1804 after his vessel, the Ocean.

Proper noun

Ocean Island

  1. Former name of Banaba (“island of Kiribati”).

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Ocean Island

  1. Former name of Kure Atoll, Hawaii, United States (renamed in 1924)
  2. An island in Port Ross harbour, Auckland Islands, New Zealand.
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