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单词 espíritu santo
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Espíritu Santo


Es·pí·ri·tu San·to

E0214500 (ĕ-spîr′ĭ-to͞o sän′tō) An island of Vanuatu in the southwest Pacific Ocean. In World War II it was the site of US military bases after May 1942.

Espíritu Santo

(ɛsˈpɪrɪtuː ˈsæntəʊ) n (Placename) an island in the SW Pacific: the largest and westernmost of the Vanuatu islands. Area: 4856 sq km (1875 sq miles)

Espíritu Santo


Espíritu Santo

(ĕspē`rēto͞o sän`tō) or

Santo,

volcanic island, 1,485 sq mi (3,846 sq km), South Pacific, largest and westernmost island of VanuatuVanuatu
, officially Republic of Vanuatu, independent republic (2015 est. pop. 265,000), c.5,700 sq mi (14,760 sq km), South Pacific, E of Australia. Vanuatu is a 450-mi (724-km) chain of 80 islands, of which the most important are Espíritu Santo (the largest), Efate,
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 (formerly New Hebrides). Generally mountainous and fertile, the island produces copra, coffee, and cocoa. Its indigenous population is mainly Melanesian. Espiritu Santo was explored in 1606 by the Portuguese navigator Pedro Fernandez de Queiros. It was the site of a large U.S. air base during World War II. In 1980, shortly before Vanuatu was to become independent from France and Britain, residents of the island staged an armed revolt to secede from the other islands. The rebellion was quickly put down with the help of troops from Britain and Papua New Guinea.

Espíritu Santo

 

an island in the Pacific Ocean. The largest island in the archipelago of the New Hebrides, Espíritu Santo has an area of 4,800 sq km; its population is approximately 9,000. The island is of volcanic origin and has a maximum elevation of 1,810 m. There are tropical rain forests on Espíritu Santo, and the island has coconut palm, coffee, cacao, and sugarcane plantations.

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