Robinson Crusoe Island
English
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Etymology
[edit]Renamed in 1966 by the Chilean government, after the fictional castaway Robinson Crusoe: the island was home to the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk from 1704 to 1709, and is thought to have inspired the novel. The island was previously called Más a Tierra.
Proper noun
[edit]- The second largest of the Juan Fernández Islands.