Crocker Land

proper noun

A huge island supposedly sighted by the explorer Robert Peary from the top of Cape Colgate in 1906, now known not to exist.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA huge island supposedly sighted by the explorer Robert Peary from the top of Cape Colgate in 1906, now known not to exist.

Origin

Named after San Francisco banker George Crocker, a financial backer.

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APA

Crocker Land. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crocker%20Land

MLA

“Crocker Land.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crocker%20Land. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Crocker Land,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crocker%20Land.

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