islands

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Brian Hooker told police that he and his wife left Hope Town for Elbow Cay, in the Abaco Islands, on Saturday evening when she fell overboard, taking the boat's keys with her.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A recent rattlesnake bite near the campus of Cal State Channel Islands has heightened concerns about an increase in snake encounters in Ventura County this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Operating from the privacy-friendly British Virgin Islands, the service maintains a strict, audited no-logs policy.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

Historical weather data shows decent odds of clear skies over mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

On March 23, they spied land to the west, probably one of the Danger Islands at the entrance to Erebus and Terror Gulf—a scant fifty-seven miles away.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong