Savage Island

British  

noun

1. another name for Niue

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Example Sentences

The crew of the Esmeralda consisted of twenty men, ten of whom were either Englishmen, Americans, and Scandinavians, and ten stalwart natives of Savage Island.

From John Frewen, South Sea Whaler 1904 by Becke, Louis

This island, from the disposition and behaviour of the natives, with whom no intercourse could be established, and from whom no benefit could be received, was called by our commander Savage Island.

From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Kippis, Andrew

They were accordingly conveyed to Savage Island in the John Williams, missionary ship, but were received with a good deal of suspicion by the natives, and only one remained.

From Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The natives of Savage Island, 300 miles to the south of Samoa, have a somewhat similar tale about the origin of fire.

From Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before by Turner, George

On the 18th at sunset we saw Savage Island, and in the night passed by to the southward of it.

From A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship by Bligh, William