islands
Example Sentences
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She was eventually airlifted by her insurance company north-east to Tenerife in the Canary Islands for urgent care on 16 October and died in the early hours of the next day.
From BBC
They examined wildlife at 10 sites across the South Shetland Islands, the northern Weddell Sea, and the Antarctic Peninsula.
From Science Daily
The discovery is based on exceptionally well preserved layered rocks called varves on the Garvellach Islands off Scotland's west coast.
From Science Daily
The Garvellach Islands site was key to reconstructing this ancient climate story.
From Science Daily
Dr. Elias Rugen, Research Fellow at Southampton who has worked on the Garvellach Islands for the past five years, said: "These deposits are some of the best-preserved Snowball Earth rocks anywhere in the world. Through them, you're able to read the climate history of a frozen planet, in this case one year at a time."
From Science Daily
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