islands
Example Sentences
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It comes after it emerged Iran targeted the joint US-UK military base on the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, around 3,800km from Iran.
From BBC
We spent a year traveling around Australia, New Zealand, scores of Pacific islands and most of southeast Asia.
The islands of Abu Musa and Greater Tunb, which are controlled by Iran but claimed by the UAE, have long been a source of dispute between the two countries.
From Barron's
The full episode of Desert Islands Discs airs on BBC Radio 4, and will be available on BBC Sounds, from Sunday at 10:00 GMT.
From BBC
Roads have been closed across the islands.
From BBC
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