Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hans island

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: han-s is-land
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small island in the Nares Strait between Greenland and Canada, split between Canada and Denmark.

Etymology

Named after Hans Hendrik (1832–1889), a Kalaaleq interpreter and Artic explorer.

Questions

What does hans island mean?: A small island in the Nares Strait between Greenland and Canada, split between Canada and Denmark.
Where does hans island come from?: Named after Hans Hendrik (1832–1889), a Kalaaleq interpreter and Artic explorer.

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