island
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Around 370,000 people across a swath of the country from Shikoku island in western Japan to Tokyo have been urged to evacuate, the government said in a statement.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The island sits at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz and gives Tehran control over ships’ movement through the crucial waterway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
He left Guinea at a young age and later boarded a boat in Morocco with around 50 people that reached the nearby island of Fuerteventura last year.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
But it swam further east and ended up off the island of Poel, where it became stuck in shallow waters.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
On February 4, 1899, American soldiers opened fire on Filipinos in Manila, a city on the island of Luzon.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing island
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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