Sidenote: The Isle of Brazil] In the ocean to the west of Ireland we find for the first time on this map an island called "Insula de montonis siue de brazile.
There is an island called "Sâra," near the Dark Sea.
But Messer Zoanne has set his mind on higher things, and thinks of sailing from the place he has occupied, keeping along the coast farther to the east, until he arrives opposite to an island called Cipango [i.
This king had a son which was a ruler in an island called Gerbi, whereunto arrived an English ship called the Green Dragon, of the which was master one M.
Oddly enough, Columbus heard the same story of an island called Matityna or Matinino (apparently Martinique) which he sighted on his second voyage.
Now that I have told you about this race of people, as indeed it was highly proper to do in this our book, I will go on to tell you about an Island called Seilan, as you shall hear.
NOTE 1] There is nothing else worth relating; so we will go on, and I will tell you of an Island called Angamanain.
Our oldest pilot told us that in an island called Acoloro, [594] which lies below Java Major, there are found no persons but women, and that they become pregnant from the wind.
From this place we went to an island called Comoro, off the coast of Melinda, in about 11° S.
In six days sail down the Gulf of Persia, they go to an island called.
The cape of Espiritu Santo, which is sighted by ships entering the Filipinas Islands on the way from Nueva Espana, is in an island called Tendaya, [299] in about thirteen degrees.
Near the island of Mindanao lies an island called Jolo, not very large, but thickly populated with natives, all Mahometans.
One ship ran on to some shoals of an island called Bibalon, [432] because of the carelessness of its pilot, but by the help of God we freed it.
Near that island of Zubu was an island called Matan, which formed the port where we were anchored.
The people of that island are Moros and were banished from an island called Burne.
There was a man by name Harek, a son of Eyvind Skaldaspiller, who dwelt in an island called Thjotta in Halogaland.
Thereafter King Sigurd came to an island called Manork (Minorca), and held there his eighth battle with heathen men, and gained the victory.
Thereafter King Sigurd proceeded on his expedition, and came to an island called Iviza (Ivica), and had there his seventh battle, and gained a victory.
They anchor at an island called by the inhabitants Pulo Sabuda.
After this we passed by an island called by the Dutch St. John's Island, leaving it to the north of us.
In the middle of the other harbour was an island called Cothon; though, according to some writers, this was the name of the harbour itself.
At sunrise Columbus set sail from the isles Arenas or Mucaras, for an island called Cuba, steering S.
These most adventurous saints-errant wandered for a long time upon the ocean, and at length landed upon an island called Ima.
Being overtaken by a mighty tempest, they were driven about the sea for many days, until the boat containing himself and six companions was cast upon an island called Estotiland, about one thousand miles from Friseland.
After having discovered an island called Icaria, where they met with a rough reception from the inhabitants, and were obliged to withdraw, the ships were driven by a storm to Greenland.
They then went to Sam Braz (now Mossel) bay, and coasted as far as Algoa bay and to an island called Da Cruz where they set up a padrao.
They came to an Island called Liparan,[14] at the entrance into the Red Sea, about June last was 12 months.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "island called" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
