Samothracia

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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Samothracia
     an island in the AEgean Sea, off the coast of Thracia, about 32
     miles distant. This Thracian Samos was passed by Paul on his
     voyage from Troas to Neapolis (Acts 16:11) on his first
     missionary journey. It is about 8 miles long and 6 miles broad.
     Its modern name is Samothraki.


     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Samothracia, an island possessed by the Samians and Thracians