Santa Cruz Islands
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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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
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 Speiser, Felix
The Santa Cruz Islands were annexed by England in 1898 and belong to the jurisdiction of the Solomon Islands.
From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix
My first task was to find servants, as none had dared accompany me from the New Hebrides to the ill-famed Santa Cruz Islands.
From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix
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