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Nearly 1,700 people lived on the island as of 2021, according to a census from the time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Greece is well acquainted with the trend, after hit musical "Mamma Mia", filmed on the island of Skopelos, triggered a jump in American visitors.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

"What an extraordinary contribution she made to the cultural and musical life of our city, this island and far beyond over many decades,"he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

“Everyone’s talking about it,” said Walsh, who also is an owner of a retreat called Swell Lodge as well as a small store on the island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

We moved faster now than we had since the island broke away.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

In June, the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or Nmesis—a new antiship missile launcher mounted on a remote-controlled truck—rolled onto the runway on the Philippines’ island of Itbayat, one of the country’s most northern islands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Hurricane Lala disrupted travel between Los Angeles and Hawaii on Saturday, canceling flights from LAX to destinations across the islands as the Category 1 storm approached the Big Island.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Across the weekend, it will continue moving westwards, and may weaken into a tropical storm, with the centre passing just below Hawaii's other islands.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Russian-Japanese relations have long been dogged by the islands seized by the Soviet Union in 1945 at the end of World War II.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

I didn’t find any human settlements, but I did find more islands, though none even a third the size of my home island.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo