Examples of 'discovered the island' in a sentence

Meaning of "discovered the island"

discovered the island: To find and explore a landmass that was previously unknown or unseen. This phrase is commonly used in the context of explorers finding new territories or islands

How to use "discovered the island" in a sentence

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discovered the island
Nor had anyone else discovered the island.
How he discovered the island following his research on hormonal plants.
The local fishermen first discovered the island.
Roger discovered the island.
Byrd was the leader of the expedition that discovered the island.
The Portuguese discovered the island in the sixteenth century.
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who first discovered the island.
Tristão da Cunha discovered the island that bears his name.
Vrolicq makes the obviously spurious claim of having discovered the island in 1612.
Columbus discovered the island believing it to be a peninsula of the Asian mainland.
This discovery supports claims that Dutch explorers discovered the island before Captain James Cook in 1770.
Somebody discovered the island in the 17th century.
In March of the year 1517, Francisco Hernandez Cordova discovered the island.
Nishizawa declared that he had discovered the island and it now belonged to him.
The expedition that discovered the island was led by Georgiy Alekseevich Ushakov aboard Icebreaker Sadko.

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Around 1507, the explorer Diogo Fernandes Pereira discovered the island group.
Fernão de Noronha discovered the island which still bears his name.
Europeans discovered the island when Dutch explorer Cornelis de Houtman arrived in 1597.
Doctor Séverin told of how he discovered the island following his research on hormonal plants.
Ten days later, he discovered the island that was named for him, Beauchene Island.
On his return he discovered the Island of Annobón.
The tourists discovered the island in the 20 . century, and formed it.
Doctor Séverin told of How he discovered the island following his research into hormonal plants.
It is uncharted . how he discovered the island following his research on hormonal plants.
Hudson also discovered the island of Jan Mayen?
The Portuguese first discovered the island in the 16th century.
British captain Butler discovered the island in 1794 and named it after his ship Walpole.
In 1493, Christopher Columbus discovered the island and claimed it for Spain.

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