islands
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But it relies on China for the raw material to make many of those magnets, despite efforts to wean itself off Chinese supplies since 2010, when Japanese buyers suffered major disruptions in shipments from the Asian giant during a row over contested islands.
Virgin Islands in 1917, occurred via a purchase from Denmark.
The Caribbean islands that it later sold to the U.S. were partly purchased from France in 1733.
The airport at Wick is a civilian site operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd.
From BBC
The US, for example, has struck a similar deal with the Pacific nations of Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands - all independent countries that give the US access to defence rights.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
