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Sandwich Islands was the name given to the Hawaiian Islands by James Cook in 1778.

Sandwich Islands or Sandwich Island may also refer to:

South Sandwich Islands, named Sandwich Land by Cook
Manuae (Cook Islands), named Sandwich Island by Cook
Efate in the Republic of Vanuatu, named Sandwich Island by Cook

Other uses

Sandwich Island sleeper, a species of fish endemic to the Hawaiian Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, part of the British territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Sandwich Islets, south of Bahía Cook, Chile

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-'''Sandwich Islands''' was the name given to the [[Hawaiian Islands]] by [[James Sandwich]] in 1778.It was given this name because James loved sandwich’s.
+'''Sandwich Islands''' was the name given to the [[Hawaiian Islands]] by [[James Cook]] in 1778.
 '''Sandwich Islands''' or '''Sandwich Island''' may also refer to:
-* [[South Sandwich Islands]], an archipelago, named by James Cook, which is part of the British overseas territory  of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the south Atlantic Ocean
+* [[South Sandwich Islands]], named ''Sandwich Land'' by Cook
+* [[Manuae (Cook Islands)]], named ''Sandwich Island'' by Cook
-* Sandwich Island, a former name by James Cook of the uninhabited atoll [[Manuae (Cook Islands)|Manuae]] in the Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean
-* Sandwich Island, a former name by James Cook of the island [[Efate]] in the Republic of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean
+* [[Efate]] in the Republic of Vanuatu, named ''Sandwich Island'' by Cook
-* Sandwich Island Sleeper or [[Eleotris sandwicensis]], a species of fish endemic to the Hawaiian Islands
-==See also==
+==Other uses==
+* [[Sandwich Island sleeper]], a species of fish endemic to the Hawaiian Islands
+* [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]], part of the British territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
 * Sandwich Islets, south of [[Bahía Cook]], Chile
+== See also ==
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+{{srt}}
+{{disambiguation|geo}}