islands

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Landfills are common in major Philippine cities like Cebu, which is the trading centre and transportation gateway of the Visayas, the archipelago nation's central islands.

From BBC

"It was not only a huge emotional shock, it also came with a lot of unexpected responsibility as I inherited another business at the same time," says Johansson, who is based in Mariehamn, in the Åland Islands.

From BBC

Air traffic controllers warned pilots to avoid the area, which stretched hundreds of miles over a ribbon of ocean roughly from the Bahamas to just east of St. Martin, covering portions of populated islands, including all of Turks and Caicos.

From Salon

While some of the country’s islands were within the boundaries of the designated debris zone, most were not.

From Salon

The agency also said it was “in close contact and collaboration with the United Kingdom, Turks & Caicos Islands, Bahamas, Mexico, and Cuba.”

From Salon