Friendly Islands
Britishplural noun
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Captain Cook called there in 1773, named them the Friendly Islands, and presented the Tongans with a tortoise, which is still alive.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rarely far from it, the picture hits rock bottom with a number called The Friendly Islands.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the chief was absent, at some other of the Friendly Islands, the bowl was considered as his representative, and honored accordingly.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old
The stay which Captain Cook made at the Friendly Islands was between two and three months; during which time, some accidental difference excepted, there subsisted the utmost cordiality between the English and the natives.
From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Kippis, Andrew
On the 17th of July, our commander took his final leave of the Friendly Islands, and resumed his voyage.
From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Kippis, Andrew
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