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Word: simonstown (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Usage:

...arguing over who owned it. Norway won. But then someone discovered that they had been talking about two different islands. The Admiralty told Vice Admiral Evans to find Bouvet. As soon as the wind fell last week, Admiral Evans pushed on south. Two days later the radio station at Simonstown, South Africa, caught a laconic message: "Have found Bouvet. Evans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Prodigal Island | 3/5/1934 | See Source »

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