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San Salvador, island, Bahamas, Caribbean Political Geography
Related Category: Caribbean Political Geography
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San Salvador, island of the Bahamas, West Indies. Many historians believe that it was the first land sighted by Columbus in the New World in 1492. The indigenous population called it Guanahani, and it has also been named Watling or Watlings Island. It was formerly confused with what is now known as Cat Island.
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