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单词 d'entrecasteaux islands
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D'Entrecasteaux Islands


D'Entrecasteaux Islands

(French dɑ̃trəkasto) pl n (Placename) a group of volcanic islands in the Pacific, off the SE coast of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. Pop: 49 167 (1990 est). Area: 3141 sq km (1213 sq miles)

D'En′tre•cas′teaux Is′lands

(ˈdɑn trəˈkæs toʊ, ˌdɑn-)
n.pl. a group of islands in Papua New Guinea, off the E tip of New Guinea.

D'Entrecasteaux Islands


D'Entrecasteaux Islands

(däNtrəkästō`), volcanic group, SW Pacific, SE of New Guinea, part of Papua New Guinea. Comprising the Fergusson, Goodenough, and Normanby islands, the group, with a total land area of c.1,200 sq mi (3,110 sq km), is mountainous and has several extinct volcanoes, hot springs, and geysers. Coconuts and pearl shells are the chief products. The islands were named for the French navigator J. A. B. d'EntrecasteauxEntrecasteaux, Joseph Antoine Bruni d'
, 1739–93, French navigator. He entered the French navy in 1754, fought (1756) at Minorca, commanded (1786) the French fleet of the East Indies, and was appointed governor of Mauritius and the Isle of Bourbon in 1787.
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