islands

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These patterns form when strong winds are forced around elevated terrain, such as islands rising from the ocean.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Contract tracing has to be done on remote islands and in major international cities like Johannesburg for a virus that has an incubation period as long as eight weeks.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

She noted the cruise had visited many different islands, some of which have rodents, which typically spread the virus through their faeces, saliva or urine.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

On April 1, the ship left Argentina and headed back to Cape Verde, with stops on the Atlantic Ocean islands of South Georgia, Tristan de Cunha and St. Helena.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

For three days, they traveled over seas and islands and coastlines, and then they spotted the Juggernaut, floating on the waves of the northern ocean.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown