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Where did the DEntrecasteaux Islands get their name?

April 26, 2017entrecasteaux islands

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Where did the DEntrecasteaux Islands get their name?

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The group of islands were named after the French navigator Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni D’Entrecasteaux who, in his ship the Esprance, passed through the area in 1782 while searching for his missing compatriot, La Prouse.