What are the three largest islands named after navigators, explorers or members of such expeditions?

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What are the three largest islands named after navigators, explorers or members of such expeditions?

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JaneofGaunt

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JaneofGaunt

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I'll go with Banks Island for Canada, named for Sir Joseph Banks who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage of exploration

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banks_Island

And I'll say Berkner Island in Antarctica named for the engineer on Byrd's Antarctic Exploration of 1928-30.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkner_Island

Jan 13 2007, 11:09 AM

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Let's hope I get this one right. The 5th largest island in the world is Baffin Island in Canada, named after the British explorer William Baffin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_island

I'll let someone else share the glory for the other two (as I don't know them...).

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Baffin is okay, it´s even # 1. Now I would like # 2 and # 3, one is in Canada and one is in the Antarctic Islands, and they, too, start with a ´B´.

Jan 12 2007, 9:43 AM

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JaneofGaunt

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Sorry about the second link to Berkner.
Try again....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkner_Island

Jan 13 2007, 11:11 AM

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I agree:
1. Baffin Island - named after William Baffin, navigator
2. Banks Island - named after Joseph Banks, explorer
3. Berkner Island - named after Lloyd Berkner, botanist, physicist, engineer

Jan 13 2007, 11:26 AM