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Archipelagos are often volcanic, forming along island arcs generated by subduction zones or hotspots, but may also be the result of erosion, deposition and land elevation.
* Singer James Kilbane, also known for his research on traditional Achill watercraft, lives on the island.
The Amazons are also said to have undertaken an expedition against the island of Leuke, at the mouth of the Danube, where the ashes of Achilles had been deposited by Thetis.
For according to them, there were seven islands in that sea in their time, sacred to Persephone, and also three others of enormous size, one of which was sacred to Hades, another to Ammon, and another one between them to Poseidon, the extent of which was a thousand stadia ; and the inhabitants of it — they add — preserved the remembrance from their ancestors of the immeasurably large island of Atlantis which had really existed there and which for many ages had reigned over all islands in the Atlantic sea and which itself had like-wise been sacred to Poseidon.
It is also the first known European record ( in chapter 38 ) that mentions Vinland ( Winland ) island ( insula ), a land centuries later possibly identified as Newfoundland, Canada, North America, as well as dog-headed people in Scandinavia.
These breeds are now extinct in England, and the goats surviving in a sanctuary on the island are now also bred in other parts of New Zealand and in the northern hemisphere.
Aeacus ( also spelled Eacus, ) was a mythological king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf.
Aeacus was also believed by the Aeginetans to have surrounded their island with high cliffs to protect it against pirates.
The island first attracted the notice of archaeologists by the remarkable archaic Greek bronzes found in a cave on Mount Ida in 1885, as well as by epigraphic monuments such as the famous law of Gortyna ( also called Gortyn ).
They had also threatened to leave the island en masse with the commissioner, unless the captain avenged their wrongs.
According to what Aleut people told Japanese castaways, otters were decreasing year by year and their share in return of furs they made also were decreasing as Russian ships stopped coming to the island.
He might also have been influenced by the name of a legendary island mentioned in The Natural History by Pliny the Elder.
The island is also believed to be a rest stop for arctic-breeding shorebirds.
It also refers to Bornholm Regional Municipality, the municipality () which covers the entire island.
Tacitus reports that before their arrival the area had been " an uninhabited district on the extremity of the coast of Gaul, and also of a neighbouring island, surrounded by the ocean in front, and by the river Rhine in the rear and on either side " ( Tacitus, Historiae iv. 12 ).
The shoals were also protected by a small fort situated on an island among the rocks.
The Baltic island of Gotland was also in a better strategic position for Russian-Byzantine trade, and was gaining eminence as a mercantile stronghold.
They also have a dispute over an island at the mouth of the Ntem River.
It also has flights four times weekly from Lisbon to Francisco Mendes the recently opened airport at Praia on Santiago island and four times weekly from Lisbon to Amílcar Cabral International Airport on Sal island.
A river island between the two towns is under Croatian control, but is also claimed by Bosnia.
The local Indian population left their mark also on the language with some 400 Taíno terms and place-names of the island.
The island is located east-northeast of the mainland with its northern and western coasts fronting on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence ; its western coast also forming the eastern limits of the Northumberland Strait.
Known as " Île Royale " to the French, the island also saw active settlement by France.
The primary east-west road on the island is Highway 105, the Trans-Canada Highway, although Trunk 4 is also heavily used.

island and hosts
The island town hosts a range of attractions including the Castle Coole Estate and Enniskillen Castle, which is home to the museum of The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.
* Chrysi island ( Ierapetra, Lasithi ), which hosts the largest natural Lebanon cedar forest in Europe.
The island hosts introduced bird species from many different regions, including Cattle Egrets ( Bubulcus ibis ), Indian Barred Ground Dove, also called the Zebra Dove ( Geopelia striata ), Turtle Dove ( Streptopleia picturata ), Indian Mynah ( Acridotheres tristis ), Madagascar Fody ( Foudia madagascariensis ), and chickens ( Gallus gallus ).
The city hosts Ca ' Foscari University of Venice founded in 1868, Iuav University of Venice founded in 1926 and Venice International University an international research center founded in 1995 located on the island of San Servolo.
It usually hosts local athletics events as well as being the start of the annual dew pond race from sea level to the highest point on the island on Green Mountain.
The island hosts an annual Ocrafolk Festival featuring a weekend full of live performances.
The island itself hosts very few industries, a relatively well-known one being AGA AB, which started production on the island in 1912.
Each Summer since 1974 ( typically in August ), the island hosts a weekend-long homecoming festival, and includes a theme parade featuring both locals and vacationers, a picnic, and a number of food and craft booths.
Each year on the August long weekend, the island hosts the Haweater Festival.
Islay is a centre of " whisky tourism ", and hosts a " Festival of Malt and Music " known as Fèis Ìle each year at the end of May, with events and tastings celebrating the cultural heritage of the island.
E-commerce has become increasingly important, and the island hosts the domain name registry for both Bailiwicks and over a dozen gambling website operators.
The largest country park of Hong Kong, Lantau South Country Park is located on the island, which hosts two other parks, namely Lantau North Country Park and its extension.
Only one bonfire is lit on the island as one of the two biggest towns hosts the celebration alternately every other year.
Green Cay ( pronounced green key ) is a small island located southwest of Buck Island and also hosts a nearby reef popular among scuba divers and snorkelists -- Tamarind Reef.
The island was constructed between 1957 and 1967 hosts numerous recreational facilities.
Seal Rocks, at the western end of the island, hosts the largest colony of fur seals in Australia ( up to 16, 000 ).
On New Year's Eve the island hosts the Pyramid Rock Festival.
Ramsey hosts the northern terminus for the Manx Electric Railway and is the start of the mountain section of the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races held annually on the island.
The island also hosts scientists that study pinnipeds and manage the Island Fox captive breeding program that is conducted on the island.
The island also hosts canneries, shipyards, Coast Guard facilities, and a Federal Correctional Institution.
Every summer the island hosts Block Island Race Week, a competitive, week-long sailboat race.
The island hosts a variety of birds, but other vertebrate wildlife is limited to Red deer and mice.

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