Gilolo
Americannoun
noun
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Some vessels from Gilolo and Batchian came also to trade with them, and a few days later they received a considerable stock of cloves from the king of Tidor.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World by Leigh, Dora
Similarly, in the Malay Archipelago, the natives of Gilolo change the colours of another parrot.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
The second archipelago comprises Gilolo, Moratai, Celebes, or Macassar, &c.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William
The overlapping of territorial boundaries to which I have alluded, is apparent here in the repetition of the western coast line of Gilolo.
From The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts. by Collingridge, George
On the 3rd of November she came in sight of the high-peaked Molucca Islands, to the east of which lies the great island of Gilolo.
From Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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