Juan Fernández Islands

British

/ ˈdʒuːən fəˈnændɛz, xwan fɛrˈnandɛθ /

plural noun

a group of three islands in the S Pacific Ocean, administered by Chile: volcanic and wooded. Area: about 180 sq km (70 sq miles)

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Juan Fernández Islands, buccaneers at, 111-113; Indian marooned on, 113 n, 125.

From Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents by Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin)

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