Island conventional long form: none conventional short form: Baker Island; Howland Island; Jarvis Island; Johnston Atoll; Kingman Reef; Midway Islands; Palmyra Atoll www.exxun.com/UnitedStatesPacificIsland/d_gv.html
Island ... Island: one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable Howland Island: airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of ... www.exxun.com/UnitedStatesPacificIsland/g_tr.html
island tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanic eruption on Aoba (Ambae) island began 27 November 2005, volcanism also causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis www.exxun.com/Vanuatu/b_mp.html
island This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for 65% of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with more than 60,000 visitors ... www.exxun.com/Vanuatu/e_ec.html
island ... Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Vargas, Yaracuy, Zulia note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands www.exxun.com/Venezuela/d_gv.html
Island ... Europe; significant narcotics-related money-laundering activity, especially along the border with Colombia and on Margarita Island; active eradication program primarily targeting opium; increasing signs of drug-related activities by Colombian insurgents ... www.exxun.com/Venezuela/i_ti.html
island 18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections www.exxun.com/VirginIslands/d_gv.html
island ... to the island in September and restored limited function to the airfield and facilities. The future status of activities on the island will be determined upon completion of the survey and assessment www.exxun.com/WakeIsland/a_fg.html
island ... since super typhoon IOKE, a small military contingent along with 75 contractor personnel have returned to the island to conduct clean-up and restore basic operations on the island (July 2008 est www.exxun.com/WakeIsland/c_pp.html
Island conventional long form: none conventional short form: Wake Island www.exxun.com/WakeIsland/d_gv.html
island Economic activity is limited to providing services to military personnel and contractors located on the island. All food and manufactured goods must be imported. www.exxun.com/WakeIsland/e_ec.html
Island there are no commercial or civilian flights to and from Wake Island, except in direct support of island missions; emergency landing is available www.exxun.com/WakeIsland/g_tr.html
island ... the responsibility of the US; the US Air Force is responsible for overall administration and operation of the island; the launch support facility is administered by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA www.exxun.com/WakeIsland/h_ml.html
island The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis by the British in 1767, but it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842 ... www.exxun.com/WallisandFutuna/a_fg.html
Island total: 274 sq km land: 274 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets www.exxun.com/WallisandFutuna/b_mp.html
Island ... Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Clipperton Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominica, Falkland Islands (Islas ... www.exxun.com/World/b_mp.html
islander Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census) www.exxun.com/AmericanSamoa/c_pp.html
Islander noun: British Virgin Islander(s) adjective: British Virgin Islander www.exxun.com/BritishVirginIslands/c_pp.html
Islander ... blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms ... www.exxun.com/BritishVirginIslands/d_gv.html
Islander noun: Christmas Islander(s) adjective: Christmas Island www.exxun.com/ChristmasIsland/c_pp.html
Islander noun: Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander www.exxun.com/Cocos_Keeling_Islands/c_pp.html
Islander noun: Cook Islander(s) adjective: Cook Islander www.exxun.com/CookIslands/c_pp.html
Islander noun: Falkland Islander(s) adjective: Falkland Island www.exxun.com/FalklandIslands_IslasMalvinas/c_pp.html
islander Chamorro 37.1%, Filipino 26.3%, other Pacific islander 11.3%, white 6.9%, other Asian 6.3%, other ethnic origin or race 2.3%, mixed 9.8% (2000 census) www.exxun.com/Guam/c_pp.html
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