Most of the islands are volcanic in origin and have a hilly, rugged terrain.

Most survivors fled as refugees to the islands of their trading partners, in particular Keffing and Guli Guli in the Seram Laut chain and Kei Besar.

Most of the smaller islands are uninhabited.

Most of the islands in the Detroit River are in the southern portion of the waterway near Grosse Ile and close to where the river empties into Lake Erie.

Most numerous among those using the islands were British and American sealers, where typically between 40 and 50 ships were engaged in exploiting fur seals.

Most of these islands are small, they are separated by narrow channels, and for nearly a hundred years hermits lived there, coming from our land, Ireland, by boat.

Most descendants of these Irishmen moved off the islands as African slavery was implemented and blacks began to replace whites.

Most of the Earth's islands are natural and have been formed by tectonic forces or volcanic eruptions.

Most of the larger islands are mountainous, with peaks ranging between meters above sea level in Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sulawesi, and Seram.

Most of the small islands and archipelagos in the south, like Capraia, Ponza, Ischia, Eolie, Ustica and Pantelleria are volcanic islands.

Most of the Line Islands including Christmas Island, the Phoenix and even the Union ( Tokelau ) islands ( until 1925 ) were incorporated piecemeal into the Gilbert and Ellice Islands over the next 20 years.

* Most values beyond 3. 57 exhibit chaotic behaviour, but there are still certain isolated ranges of r that show non-chaotic behavior ; these are sometimes called islands of stability.

Most of the islands, including the famous Valaam archipelago, Kilpola and Konevets, are situated in the north-western part.

Most of the islands ' native population ( 90 %- 95 %) died from Spanish diseases or married non-Chamorro settlers under Spanish rule.

Most of the islands used to be covered by tropical rainforests.

Most of these terminals comprise the Strong Republic Nautical Highway, a nautical system conceptualized under the term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo where land vehicles can use the roll-on / roll-off ( Ro-Ro ) ship service to traverse the different islands of the country at minimal costs.

Most of the rest live on Praslin and La Digue, with the remaining smaller islands either sparsely populated or uninhabited.

Most of the individual islands have Norse names, although the derivations of some are obscure and may represent pre-Norse, possibly Pictish or even pre-Celtic names or elements.

Most of the islands, including Saint Thomas, are volcanic in origin and hilly.

Most of the residents were born in the islands, although many migrated to the U. S. Virgin Islands from other islands in the West Indies, the United States and other countries.

Most of the islands, including Saint Thomas and Saint John, are volcanic in origin and are mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land.

Most wild cottons are diploid, but a group of five species from America and Pacific islands are tetraploid, apparently due to a single hybridization event around 1. 5 to 2 million years ago.

Most hedge fund investment strategies aim to achieve a positive return on investment whether markets are rising or falling.

Most notably, " Orient " and its Latin source oriens meaning " east ", is literally " rising ", deriving from Latin orior " rise ".

Most LEDs were made in the very common 5 mm T1¾ and 3 mm T1 packages, but with rising power output, it has grown increasingly necessary to shed excess heat to maintain reliability, so more complex packages have been adapted for efficient heat dissipation.

Most of these are investigations of hard drug crime ( specifically cocaine and synthetic drugs ) although the number of soft drug cases is rising and currently accounts for 69 % of criminal investigations.

Most of the rivers rising in the northern mountains are flowing southeastward to the Río Apure, a tributary of the Orinoco.

Most summer monsoons have a dominant westerly component and a strong tendency to ascend and produce copious amounts of rain ( because of the condensation of water vapor in the rising air ).

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Most of central Tisbury is low-lying and near sea level, with elevations rising up to 100 feet or so.

Most ocean-going windjammers were four-masted barques, since the four-masted barque is considered the most efficient rig available because of its ease of handling, small need of manpower, good running capabilities, and good capabilities of rising toward wind.

Most makers now offer 1½ and 8½ frets as options, and the fully chromatic dulcimer is rising in popularity.

Most economists and compensation analysts would consider the idea of predetermined future " cost of living increases " to be misleading for two reasons: ( 1 ) For most recent periods in the industrialized world, average wages have actually increased faster than most calculated cost-of-living indexes, reflecting the influence of rising productivity, efficiency wages, and worker bargaining power rather than simply living costs, and ( 2 ) most cost-of-living indexes ( see above ) are not forward-looking, but instead compare current or historical data.

Most of the population lives in the north, while the south is dominated by forested hills rising to the highest point on the island, Mount Gower ().

The World Monuments Fund has placed Herschel Island on its 100 Most Endangered Sites, 2008 watch list, citing " rising sea levels, eroding coastline and melting permafrost " as imminent threats.

Most probably this was mainly because voters at that time were more concerned about rapidly rising unemployment than anything else.

Most notably include rising Padres regulars: Chase Headley, Kyle Blanks, Nick Hundley, Tim Stauffer, Mat Latos, Matt Antonelli, Chad Huffman, Will Venable and Luis Durango.

Most movement is horizontal, but some rising motion is often apparent as well.

Most members of the family, residing in the United Kingdom, had renounced their German titles in 1917, due to rising anti-German sentiment among the British public during World War I, and changed their name to " Mountbatten ", an anglicised version of Battenberg.

Most of these rocks are from debris eroded from slowly rising mountains in the west.

Most emigrants on the California Trail saw no Native Americans, but some of their journals record smoke rising from high hills and the surrounding mountains.

Most of the Wimmera is very flat, with only the Grampians and Mount Arapiles rising above vast plains and the low plateaux that form the Great Divide in this part of Victoria.

Most affected by the ITCZ in the Mulanje Area, is the Mulanje Massif, because its unique position as a “ mountain island ”, rising up more than 2500 Meters above the plains around.

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Most of it is flat to undulating lowland, with mountains only on its northern fringe, rising to 1948 metres in the Loma Massif.

Most of the eggs will hatch in 10 days if provided with seawater and the agitation of the rising surf.