Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deception island

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: de-cep-tion is-land
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island in the South Shetland Islands archipelago.

Etymology

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.

Questions

What does deception island mean?: An island in the South Shetland Islands archipelago.
Where does deception island come from?: 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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