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Baker's Island

Baker's Island is the alternative form of Baker Island.

Meaning of Baker Island

Proper noun

Baker Island

  1. a US 2.1 km² uninhabited atoll just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, geographically together with Howland Island part of the Rawaki Islands
    • It has been demonstrated that these islands have been often visited by our whale ships, and we confidently predict a vast trade in American guano will be established. The Baker Island guano has been analyzed, and found to be surpassingly rich in phosphates.1857 June 4, “THE NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES, And the Sympathy of Navy Officers with the Interests of Agriculturists.”, in The National Era, volume XI, number 544, Washington, D. C., page 90, column 7

Questions about Baker's Island

What is Baker's Island the alternative form of?
Baker's Island is the alternative form of Baker Island.

Words near Baker's Island in the dictionary

  1. Baker's cysts
  2. baker's dozen
  3. baker's dozens
  4. Baker's Game
  5. baker's half dozen
  6. Baker's Island
  7. baker's itch
  8. Baker's paradox
  9. baker's percentage
  10. baker's percentages
  11. baker's salt

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