Sandwich Islands 186850 223650359 2008-07-05T02:19:36Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other :''"Sandwich Island" redirects here. Sandwich Island is also an early name for the [[Cook Islands]] island of [[Manuae (Cook Islands)|Manuae]], and for the island of [[Efate]] in [[Vanuatu]].'' The '''Sandwich Islands''' was the name given to the [[Hawaiian Islands]] by Captain [[James Cook]] on his discovery of the islands on [[January 18]], [[1778]]. The name was made in honor of one of his sponsors, [[John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich]], who was at the time the [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] and Cook's superior officer. During the late 19th century, the name fell into disuse. The Sandwich Islands should not be confused with the [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands|South Sandwich Islands]], a mostly uninhabited [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Dependent territory|dependency]] in the southern [[Atlantic Ocean]]. ==See also== * [[History of Hawaii]] [[Category:Islands of Hawaii]] {{Hawaii-geo-stub}} [[da:Sandwich Islands]] [[vi:Quần đảo Sandwich]] [[zh:三明治群島]]