Back البرازيل (جزيرة أسطورية) Arabic Бразіль BE Illa de Brasil Catalan Brasilinsel German Μπραζίλ (νησί) Greek Hi-Brazilo EO Isla Brasil Spanish Hy-Brasil ET Brasil uhartea EU Île de Brasil French
Native name: Hy-Brasil, Hy Brasil, Hy Breasil, Hy Breasail, Hy Breasal, Hy Brazil, I-Brasil | |
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| Etymology | Uí Breasail: in honour of the descendants of Bresail[1] |
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| Location | Mythical, Atlantic Ocean |
Brasil, also known as Hy-Brasil and several other variants,[2] is a phantom island said to lie in the Atlantic Ocean[3] west of Ireland. Irish myths described it as cloaked in mist except for one day every seven years, when it becomes visible but still cannot be reached.
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- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 438.