island
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One British man became ill on April 24 and was evacuated three days later from the Atlantic island of Ascension to South Africa, where he was placed in intensive care.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Artificial island is not quite what it seems.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Taiwan and China’s claims on the self-governing island didn’t come up the last time Trump and Xi met in South Korea, U.S. officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
A team of six British Army paratroopers and two medical clinicians have parachuted onto the island to help its two-person medical team provide care to the man and the island's other residents.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Her time had switched to island time; she slept when it was night there and got up in the dark to turn on her computer at the island’s dawn.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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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