Iron County Record | 1939-04-20 | Page 9 | Why it is 'Tin Can' Island |

Type	issue
Date	1939-04-20
Paper	Iron County Record
Language	eng
City	Cedar City
County	Iron
Rights	No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
Publisher	Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Article Title	Why it is 'Tin Can' Island
Type	article
Date	1939-04-20
Paper	Iron County Record
Language	eng
City	Cedar City
County	Iron
Page	9
OCR Text	Show Why It Is II Tin TID Can Island Is II a small island of the Tonga group but detached from the rest of the archipelago and lying near the center of ot the ocean triangle formed by Tonga Samoa and Fiji Fm in 15 degrees south latitude and degrees west longitude The island is 11 well known to stamp collectors by the name Tin Can island Isanc because because be be- cause of the fact that there is 1 no anchorage on the island and mall mail has to be delivered in tin cans off oa shore The island is II a volcano with a large laree lake in the center
Reference URL	https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69g6k47/3848137