Located in the vast Atlantic Ocean, about seven miles off the coast of Venezuela, is a small but fertile island that had retained from the period of its first discovery the name of Trinidad, and though picturesque, has rarely been visited by Europeans until the sixteenth century.

A. is a small but fertile island that had retained from the period of its first discovery the name of Trinidad, and though picturesque, has rarely been
B. was the small but fertile island of Trinidad, which retained its name from the period when it had first been discovered, and though picturesque, it had rarely been
C. Trinidad is a small but fertile island that retains its name from the period of its first discovery, and though picturesque, has rarely been
D. is a small but fertile island, which has retained from the period of its first discovery the name of Trinidad, and though picturesque, had rarely been
E. the small but fertile island of Trinidad, retaining its name from the period of its first discovery, though picturesque, rarely