Juan Fernández
[ wahn fer-nan-dez, joo-uhn; Spanish hwahnfer-nahn-des ]
noun
a group of three islands in the S Pacific, 400 miles (645 km) W of and belonging to Chile: Alexander Selkirk, the alleged prototype of Robinson Crusoe, was marooned here 1704.
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How to use Juan Fernández in a sentence
He died on the 24th of March, 1770, near the island of Juan Fernandez.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules VerneThe next land they saw was Juan Fernandez, but missing the proper anchorage, they were unable to bring up.
Notable Voyagers | W.H.G. Kingston and Henry FrithBuccaneers who lived three years on the Island Juan Fernandez.
History of the Buccaneers of America | James BurneyBoth being bound for Juan Fernandez's Isle, we kept company, and we spared him bread and beef, and he spared us water.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19 | VariousSelkirk was not the first sailor abandoned upon the island of Juan Fernandez.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules Verne
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