San Salvador Island

British  

noun

1. Also called: Watling Island.  an island in the central Bahamas: the first land in the New World seen by Christopher Columbus (1492). Area: 156 sq km (60 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The earliest history of the tribe was recorded by the first — and most infamous — Western sailor in the Bahamas, Christopher Columbus, who is said to have landed in the New World on San Salvador Island, 100 miles east of the Exumas.

From New York Times

“There only about 600 of these animals left in the wild, in the Bahamas, and these animals were being taken to a private collector somewhere in Germany. Incredibly, we were able to return 12 of them, alive, to their homeland – on San Salvador island,” said Grant Miller, who was then working for the Border Force’s endangered species team.

From The Guardian

When the Taino gathered on the shores of San Salvador Island to welcome a small party of foreign sailors on 12 October 1492, they had little idea what lay in store.

From Science Magazine

San Salvador Island, discovered and named by Columbus, 8, 10.

From Project Gutenberg

In addition, a tropical storm warning is in effect for San Salvador Island in the central Bahamas.

From New York Times