Crocker Land

English

Etymology

Named after San Francisco banker George Crocker, a financial backer.

Proper noun

Crocker Land

  1. (historical) A huge island supposedly sighted by the explorer Robert Peary from the top of Cape Colgate in 1906, now known not to exist.
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