San Salvador Island

English

view on Grahams Harbour in the north of the island

Etymology

From Spanish, after Christ the Saviour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsæn ˈsælvədɔːɹ ˈaɪlənd/

Proper noun

San Salvador Island

1. A 160 km² island and district of the Bahamas, supposed to be the first place sighted by Columbus in the New World

Synonyms

• Watlings Island (from the 1680s until 1925)
• Guanahani (native Lucayan name)

Translations

an island and district of the Bahamas

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