967General KnowledgeMedium
Which Island is known as Sandwich Island ?
AEllesmere Island
BHawaiian Island
CNone of these
DVictoria Island
Correct answer
B. Hawaiian Island
Explanation
Hawaiian Island Formerly the group was known to Europeans and Americans as the Sandwich Islands, a name that James Cook chose in honor of the 4th Earl of Sandwich, the then First Lord of the Admiralty.