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Crocker Land

Crocker Land proper noun: a huge island supposedly sighted by the explorer Robert Peary from the top of Cape Colgate in 1906, now known not to exist.

Proper noun

Crocker Land

  1. (historical) A huge island supposedly sighted by the explorer Robert Peary from the top of Cape Colgate in 1906, now known not to exist.

Origin of Crocker Land

Named after San Francisco banker George Crocker, a financial backer.

Questions about Crocker Land

What does Crocker Land mean?
Crocker Land means a huge island supposedly sighted by the explorer Robert Peary from the top of Cape Colgate in 1906, now known not to exist.
What part of speech is Crocker Land?
Crocker Land is a proper noun.

Words near Crocker Land in the dictionary

  1. crockards
  2. crocked
  3. crocked off
  4. crocked up
  5. crocker
  6. Crocker Land
  7. crocker sack
  8. crocker sacks
  9. crockeries
  10. crockers
  11. crockery

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