- plural of island.
islands
Example Sentences
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Researchers expect them to eventually release new ice islands measuring roughly 94 square kilometers and 84 square kilometers, although no one knows exactly when those breaks will occur.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Sea Lion oilfield, around 130 miles from the islands, contains an estimated 1.7 billion barrels of oil - described by Rockhopper as a field containing "highly marketable crude".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Britain and Argentina fought a 10-week war in 1982 over the South Atlantic islands, a British overseas territory which Argentines call Las Malvinas.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Joe Island sits near the entrance to Petermann Fjord, putting it directly in the path of many ice islands leaving the glacier.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Because beginning tomorrow, the last glaciers have melted. The waters have risen three hundred feet. In the entire world, there are now only islands of land.”
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
