islands

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Downing Street has said that sovereignty of the Falkland Islands "rests with the UK" and that the islanders' right to self-determination is paramount.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Early this month, a rattlesnake bite was reported in Ventura County near the campus of Cal State Channel Islands.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The false widow species is said to originate from Madeira and the Canary Islands and was first seen in southern England in 1879.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Many of the vessels that cross the strait fly common shipping flags such as those of Panama, the Marshall Islands, and Malta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The Marianas Islands were the next targets in our island- hopping campaign that had begun at Guadalcanal.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac