Sable Island

Etymology
. From. From being an island made up of a sandbar.

Proper noun

 * 1) . A small island and sand bar of Canada in the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and in its jurisdiction.
 * 2)  a breed of feral horse found on the island.

Usage notes
The term has nothing to do with sables, the fur bearing animal, nor the colour, but instead to the French-language word for sand.

Translations

 * French: Île de Sable
 * Portuguese: Ilha Sable ,