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Savage Island

British  

noun

  1. another name for Niue

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Grand Isle Sheriff Ray Allen says two people were on board when the personal aircraft crashed at about noon Monday on Savage Island.

From Washington Times

Last week during a Far Cry 3 preview event in , I sat down with Ubisoft Montreal producer Dan Hay and lead level designer Jamie Kean to pick their brains about the scenic, savage island that players will spend dozens of hours exploring this December.

From Forbes

Again, a savage island picture, the most glamorous part of which is its title.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Samoan legend of Ti'iti'i is almost identical with the New Zealand fire myth of Maui, and is very similar to the story coming from the Hervey Islands from Savage Island and also from the Tokelau and other island groups.

From Project Gutenberg

The Savage Island legend adds the element of danger to Maui's mischievous theft of fire.

From Project Gutenberg