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From Douglas + reef. From being (re-)charted by William Douglas, captain of Iphigenia, in 1789, and named in 1790.
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Douglas Reef
Today it means: Synonym of Okinotorishima. Full definition →
Today it means: Synonym of Okinotorishima. Full definition →
From Douglas + reef. From being (re-)charted by William Douglas, captain of Iphigenia, in 1789, and named in 1790.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.