Meanings
proper noun
- An island in the South Shetland Islands archipelago.
Origin
Named in 1820 by the American sealer Nathaniel Palmer, on account of its deceptive appearance as a normal island rather than a ring around a flooded caldera.
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Deception Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deception%20Island
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“Deception Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deception%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deception Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deception%20Island.
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