"Morgan Island" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: By surface analysis, Morgan + island * (island in South Carolina): Originally named as Morgan's Island, named alongside the bordering Morgan River. Attested without the possessive marker since at least the mid-1890s. * (island in the Indian Ocean): First appears as "Morgan Bay" in 1860, of which this island was a part. Later coined as Morgan Islands, plural, to describe the same region. The name for the island stuck during when being surveyed during the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1948. Etymology templates: {{surface analysis|en|Morgan|island}} By surface analysis, Morgan + island, {{sense|island in South Carolina}} (island in South Carolina):, {{sense|island in the Indian Ocean}} (island in the Indian Ocean): Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Morgan Island}} Morgan Island
  1. An island of the Sea Islands, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, known for a colony of rhesus macaques established in the late-20th century. Categories (place): Places in South Carolina, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms: Monkey Island
    Sense id: en-Morgan_Island-en-name-ygi5mPj0 Categories (other): Islands, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18
  2. An island of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia. Categories (place): Places in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands
    Sense id: en-Morgan_Island-en-name-mVoeY9SW Categories (other): Islands
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