[1-15-2022] Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: The entire Samoan archipelago was given what nickname by European explorers?
The given options are:
- Navigator Islands
- Balearic Islands
- Whitsunday Islands
Correct Answer: Navigator Islands
Fact: In 1768, French explorer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville named the entire Samoan island group the ‘Navigator Islands,’ because he was impressed by the nautical skills of the native Samoans. (Fun fact: The bougainvillea flower is named for him.) The name ‘Navigator Islands’ was used by missionaries until about 1845, and in official European dispatches until about 1870.
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