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JUAN FERNANDEZ

Specialty Definition: JUAN FERNANDEZ

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Juan Fernandez A rocky island in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Chili. Here Alexander Selkirk, a buccaneer, resided in solitude for four years, and his history is commonly supposed to be the basis of Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.
Sailors commonly believe that this island is the scene of Crusoe's adventures; but Defoe distinctly indicates an island on the east coast of South America, somewhere near Dutch Guiana. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Specialty Definition: Juan Fernandez

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Juan Fernandez archipelago is located 670 km off the coast of Chile, and is composed of the volcanic islands Robinson Crusoe and Alejandro Selkirk, and the islet Santa Clara. It is mainly known for having been the home to the sailor Alexander Selkirk for four years, which fact inspired the novel Robinson Crusoe.

History

The archipelago was discovered by the Spanish sailor Juan Fernández, probably between 1563 and 1574. In the 17th and 18th century it was used as an hide-out for pirates.

In 2002 the Chilean government renamed Isla Mas Afuera to Alejandro Selkirk and Isla Mas a Tierra to Robinson Crusoe, in order to promote tourism. Incidentally, Selkirk never set foot on Mas Afuera, only on Mas a Tierra.

Nature

The Arctocephalus philippii or Juan Fernandez fur seal lives on the islands. This species was nearly exterminated in the 16th to 19th century, but it was rediscovered in 1965. A census in 1970 indicated about 750 fur seals present in the Archipelago. On the Desventuradas Islands only 2 were sighted. The actual population of the Desventuradas may be higher, because the species tends to hide in sea caves. There seems to be a yearly population increase of 16-17%.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Juan Fernandez."

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Photo Album: JUAN FERNANDEZ

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The CHALLENGER at Cumberland Bay, Juan Fernandez Island. In: "The Voyage of H. M. S. CHALLENGER Narrative", Chemistry and Physics, Vol. II, Section IV, p. 177. Library Call Number Q115.C4 1880 v.1 (Physics and Chemistry). Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: JUAN FERNANDEZ

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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juan fernandez

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Modern Translation: JUAN FERNANDEZ

Language Translations for "JUAN FERNANDEZ"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

Juan Fernandez-languster (Australian spiny lobster, Juan Fernandez rock lobster). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

Juan-Fernandez-langoest (Australian spiny lobster, Juan Fernandez rock lobster), Juan Fernandez langoest (Australian spiny lobster, Juan Fernandez rock lobster). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

langusti-laji (Australian spiny lobster, Juan Fernandez rock lobster, red rock lobster). (various references)

   

French

  

langouste de Juan Fernandez (Juan Fernandez rock lobster), \LOF (Juan Fernandez rock lobster). (various references)

   

German

  

Juan Fernandez-Languste (Australian spiny lobster, Juan Fernandez rock lobster). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

αστακός της Αυστραλίας (Australian spiny lobster, Juan Fernandez rock lobster). (various references)

   

Italian

  

aragosta (crayfish, lobster). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

uanjay ernandezfay

   

Portuguese

  

lagosta Juan Fernandez (Australian spiny lobster, Juan Fernandez rock lobster), lagosta Juan Fernández (Australian spiny lobster, Juan Fernandez rock lobster). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

langosta de Juan Fernandez (Australian spiny lobster, Juan Fernandez rock lobster), langosta de Juan Fernández (Australian spiny lobster, Juan Fernandez rock lobster). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

juanfernandezlangust (Australian spiny lobster, Juan Fernandez rock lobster). (various references)

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Anagrams: JUAN FERNANDEZ

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-e-f-j-n-n-n-r-u-z"

-5 letters: unearned, unfeared.

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2. Expressions: Internet
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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