islands
Example Sentences
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A point of comparison is the Marshall Islands, which recently renewed a so-called compact of free association with the U.S.
The Pacific islands’ government, which is fully independent of the U.S., receives $115 million a year from Washington in return for granting America authority over defense matters.
In fact, there are two small islands in the middle of the Bering Strait, where you could potentially walk from the United States to Russia in midwinter.
From BBC
Virgin Islands, from Denmark, more than a century ago.
From Barron's
These relate to Greenland's defence, the Chinese and military presence in the Arctic, and the relationship between Greenland and Copenhagen, which together with the Faroe Islands make up the Kingdom of Denmark.
From Barron's
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