Santa Cruz Islands
Americanplural noun
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Researchers used information from national and naval archives to find the ship, as well as action reports from other vessels involved in the fateful Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in 1943.
From Fox News ● Feb. 12, 2019
The earthquake struck around 11 a.m. local time in the Santa Cruz Islands.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2013
While he lay at Hobart on his way to New Zealand, the captain heard of Dillon's discoveries, and, at once changing his plans, sailed for the Santa Cruz Islands.
From Laperouse by Ernest Scott
In the Santa Cruz Islands the flora seems richer than in the New Hebrides.
From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Felix Speiser
Crocodiles are found only in the Santa Cruz Islands, and do not grow so large there as in the Solomon Islands.
From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Felix Speiser
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