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Lincoln Island

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Lincoln Island¹

proper noun

  1. An island of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea administered under Sansha, Hainan, China (claimed by Taiwan (ROC) and Vietnam). LINCOLN ISLAND, in lat. 16° 40ʹ N., lon. 112° 42ʹ E., is about 3 miles in circuit, surrounded by a reef to the distance of a mile ; it is low, covered with small brush-wood, and has a spring of excellent water near three coco-nut trees in its centre. There are 20 fathoms close to the rocks at the so

    Similar: Tung

Lincoln Island²

Where it comes from

1868, probably named after Abraham Lincoln.

proper noun

  1. An island of Juneau, Alaska, United States.

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中文東島 /东岛, 和五島 /和五岛

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@misc{lincoln_island_2026,
  title = {Lincoln Island},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lincoln%20island},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}