White Island

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释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    An island of Svalbard, Norway

  2. 2.

    An uninhabitable volcanic island in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

词源

# Calque of Norwegian Nynorsk Kvitøya (literally “White Island”). # Named by James Cook on 1 November 1769 in reference to its white appearance, either due to the presence of volcanic steam or guano deposits.

来源：wiktionary