The sea was traditionally known as Archipelago ( in Greek, Αρχιπέλαγος, meaning " chief sea "), but in English this word's meaning has changed to refer to the Aegean Islands and, generally, to any island group.

Keem BayAchill Archaeological Field School is based at the Achill Archaeology Centre in Dooagh, which has served as a catalyst for a wide array of archaeological investigations on the island.

The island has a land area of.

An account by Callimachus has it that Hera forbade Leto to give birth on either terra firma ( the mainland ) or on an island.

It has historically been linked with the Muslim Moro people of Mindanao, particularly in the island of Jolo.

He has said that if stranded on an island with only one programming language it would have to be C.

China has had historical trading links with the inhabitants of the island.

The more familiar triangular boundary in most written works has as its points somewhere on the Atlantic coast of Miami ; San Juan, Puerto Rico ; and the mid-Atlantic island of Bermuda, with most of the accidents concentrated along the southern boundary around the Bahamas and the Florida Straits.

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.

TACV cabo Verde Airines, the national airline has been a monopoly carrier within the island archipelago ( 2007 ).

The island has no known natural resources, its guano having been depleted early in the 20th century.

A recent report ( 2006 ) by the NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California, indicates that the increased rat presence on Clipperton Island has led to a decline in both crab and bird populations, causing a corresponding increase in both vegetation and coconut palms on the island.

On 6 May 2005, President Fidel Castro reiterated that the island nation would not " be part of a disgraceful institution that has only humiliated the honor of Latin American nations ".

The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has continued as the sole internationally-recognized authority on the island ( as well as the UK being internationally recognized with respect to the SBAs ), though in practice its power extends only to the government controlled area.

Cyprus has been divided, de facto, into the Greek Cypriot controlled southern two-thirds of the island and the Turkish-occupied northern third.

The name of the island Crete has the same origin.

The island has two major coal deposits:

Coupled with the Fortress of Louisbourg, it has driven the growth of the tourism industry on the island in recent decades.

The Condé Nast travel guide has rated Cape Breton Island as one of the best island destinations in the world.

* Mayo has Ireland's highest cliffs ( second highest in Europe ) at Croaghaun, Achill island while the Benwee Head cliffs in Kilcommon Erris drop almost perpendicularly into the Atlantic Ocean.

Each island has a president, who shares the presidency of the Union on a rotating basis.

A comprehensive Chinese-assisted treatment campaign has apparently eliminated malaria from the Comorian island of Moheli ( population 36, 000 ).

The lake has one small island near Union Springs, Frontenac Island.

The island has an elongated shape: it spans from east to west, is at its widest point, and narrows to as little as ( close to Ierapetra ).

In December 2002, the EU formally invited Cyprus to join in 2004, insisting that EU membership would apply to the whole island and hoping that it would provide a significant enticement for reunification resulting from the outcome of ongoing talks.

The economic achievements of Cyprus during the preceding decades have been significant, bearing in mind the severe economic and social dislocation created by the Turkish invasion of 1974 and the continuing occupation of the northern part of the island by Turkey.

The island has three significant airports, Nikos Kazantzakis at Heraklion, the Daskalogiannis airport at Chania and a smaller one in Sitia.

There are 83 " significant " waterways on the island out of a total of 365 rills and brooks.

The Great Famine of Ireland during the 1840s saw a significant number of people flee from the island to all over the world.

The island has significant deposits of copper, lead and silver, zinc, iron, and plumbago ( a mix of graphite and clay ).

Jamaica lies in the Atlantic hurricane belt ; as a result, the island sometimes experiences significant storm damage.

It would appear that the island was significant enough to inspire large-scale construction projects.

Besides the volcanic area of the south, there are significant mud hot springs in the northern part of the island, around Beppu.

In a move that apparently surprised many islanders the Chief Minister of Norfolk Island David Buffett announced on 6 November 2010 that the island would voluntarily surrender its self-governing status in return for a financial bailout from the federal government to cover significant debts.

Richard also derived significant financial gains from the conquest of the island.

However, the Scots failed to win over the non-Ulster chiefs, or to make any other significant gains in the south of the island, where people couldn't see the difference between English and Scottish occupation.

There are numerous rivers and streams on the island of Trinidad ; the most significant are the Ortoire River, long, which extends eastward into the Atlantic, and the-long Caroni River, reaching westward into the Gulf of Paria.

These included Lower Canada ( present-day Quebec ) and Vancouver Island, where Governor James Douglas encouraged black immigration because of his opposition to slavery and because he hoped a significant black community would form a bulwark against those who wished to unite the island with the United States.

There is also a possibility of oil availability in Zanzibar on the island of Pemba, and efforts have been made by the Tanzanian Government and Zanzibar revolutionary Government to exploit what could be one of the most significant discoveries in recent memory.

The creation of this temple is significant as Delos is particularly known as the birthplace of the Greek gods Artemis and Apollo who had temples of their own on the island long before the temple to Isis was built.

The most significant increase in values has been at Kaitoke, where the white sandy beaches ( Kaitoke and Medlands ), nearby hot springs, and the central location on the island, with the adjacent airfield, have allowed for a burgeoning vacation centre.

Dutch influence was far more significant: expanding to the southwest and north of the island, they set up a tax system and established schools and churches in many villages.

The production and shipment of camphor ( used in herbal medicines and mothballs ) was then a significant industry on the island, lasting up to and including the period of Japanese rule.

The hurricane left significant destruction across the island and crippled much of the island's infrastructure.

The most significant town on the island is the Bacan sub-district capital Labuha, situated on the west side of the island.

Nearby is the town of Amasing ( or Amasingkota ), once a significant settlement on the island.

In 2002, the " Name Rectification Campaign " made significant advances in replacing the terms " China ," " Republic of China ," or " Taipei " with the term " Taiwan " on official documents, in the names of Taiwan-registered organizations, companies, and public enterprises on the island, and in the names of businesses stationed abroad.