Carvel Rock
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英文释义
专有名词
- An island of the British Virgin Islands.
- An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
词源
Several theories exist about the origin of the names of the islets:
* The islets are shaped roughly like a caravel;
* The islets were mistaken for a hostile caravel by sailors and were entered as such on early maps;
* A vessel mistook the islet(s) for a hostile caravel and opened fire on it;
* The islets were used as a target for artillery practice and/or a way to unload ammunition before travelling to demilitarised islands.
* The islets are shaped roughly like a caravel;
* The islets were mistaken for a hostile caravel by sailors and were entered as such on early maps;
* A vessel mistook the islet(s) for a hostile caravel and opened fire on it;
* The islets were used as a target for artillery practice and/or a way to unload ammunition before travelling to demilitarised islands.
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