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Sugarloaf Island

Sugarloaf Island proper noun: an island of Sugarloaf Channel, Shantou, Guangdong, China, located in the Port of Shantou and having a lighthouse.

Proper noun

Sugarloaf Island

  1. (obsolete) An island of Sugarloaf Channel, Shantou, Guangdong, China, located in the Port of Shantou and having a lighthouse.
    • The tidal currents set directly through Sugarloaf Channel, except northwestward of Sugarloaf Island where a branch of the outgoing current runs along the northern shore of the island.1943, “PORT SWATOW”, in Sailing Directions for the Coast of China, U.S. Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 524
    • Luyu channel, south of the two islets Luyu (Sugarloaf island) and Muyu (Double island), is about 300 yards wide with depth of 6 to 11 fm. in the fairway; north of the islands is the less frequented Eastern channel with depths of 3½ to 8 fm.1945, China Proper, volume III, Naval Intelligence Division, →OCLC, page 266
    Synonyms:
    Luyu

Synonyms of Sugarloaf Island

  • Luyu

Questions about Sugarloaf Island

What does Sugarloaf Island mean?
Sugarloaf Island means an island of Sugarloaf Channel, Shantou, Guangdong, China, located in the Port of Shantou and having a lighthouse.
What part of speech is Sugarloaf Island?
Sugarloaf Island is a proper noun.

Words near Sugarloaf Island in the dictionary

  1. sugarlessness
  2. sugarlike
  3. sugarloaf
  4. sugarloaf cabbage
  5. Sugarloaf Creek
  6. Sugarloaf Island
  7. Sugarloaf Mountain
  8. Sugarloaf Mountain Park
  9. Sugarloaf Saw Mill
  10. Sugarloaf Village
  11. sugarloaves

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