It is indeed true, as stated in the famous novel of our day, `` For Whom The Bell Tolls '', that `` no man is an island, entirely of itself ; ;

The earliest mention of the island of Abadan, if not the port itself is found in works of the geographer Marcian, who renders the name " Apphadana ".

" Fifty stadia 6 mi from the coast was a mountain that was low on all sides ... broke it off all round about ... the central island itself was five stades in diameter 0. 92 km ; 0. 57 mi.

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.

Its administrative center was supposedly located outside of the settlement itself, on the nearby island of Adelsö.

Consequently, the United States could find itself bombing operational missiles were the blockade to fail to force Khrushchev to remove the missiles already on the island.

The modern sense of the term first appears sometime around the 12th century ; its popularity spread in the medieval period along with the terms isle, ylle, inis, eilean, oileán There is some confusion on what the term crannog originally referred to, the structure atop the island or the island itself The additional meanings of crannog can be variously related as " structure / piece of wood ; wooden pin ; crow's nest ; pulpit ; driver's box on a coach and vessel / box / chest " for crannóg.

* The nation itself is the second northernmost country in Europe after Iceland, third place if one considers the Norwegian overseas-territory of Svalbard, an island in the Arctic Ocean, part of Europe.

In this work he depicted a land where there would be freedom of religion-showing a Jew treated fairly and equally in an island of Christians, but it has been debated whether this work had influenced others reforms, such as greater rights for women, the abolition of slavery, elimination of debtors ' prisons, separation of church and state, and freedom of political expression, although there is no hint of these reforms in The New Atlantis itself.

The name of the island itself is believed to have come from Bethencourt's exclamation " Quelle forte aventure!

In 2004, the EU enlarged to include 10 new countries, eight developing former-communist countries ( including three which were part of the Soviet Union itself ) along with Malta and the divided island of Cyprus.

The diaspora, maximally interpreted, contains more than 80 million people, which is more than thirteen times the population of the island of Ireland itself, which had approximately 6. 4 million in 2011 ( comprising the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland ).

At the time of the 1883 eruption, the Krakatoa group comprised Lang, Verlaten, and Krakatoa itself, an island long by wide.

This detail is informed by the fact that Alexandria, because of its man-made bidirectional port between the mainland and the Pharos island, welcomed trade from the East and West, and soon found itself the international hub for trade, as well as the leading producer of papyrus and, soon enough, books.

In 1994 / 95 Andrew Hugill composed Island Symphony, an electro-acoustic piece utilising sampled sounds sourced over the net plus recorded natural sounds from the island itself.

Gypsum deposits on the island itself are extensive, but do not appear to be economically viable under foreseeable market conditions, mainly due to cost of transportation.

From his experiments, he concluded that the Earth was itself magnetic and that this was the reason compasses pointed north ( previously, some believed that it was the pole star ( Polaris ) or a large magnetic island on the north pole that attracted the compass ).

The island group of Mindanao encompasses Mindanao island itself and the Sulu Archipelago to the southwest.

There was no native population to oppose a settlement on Norfolk Island, which also possessed those desirable natural resources, but the island was too small of itself to sustain a colony.

Bahrain an island in the Persian Gulf, is itself a Persian Gulf Arab state.

In Sinhala the country is known as ශ ්‍ ර ී ල ං ක ා,, and the island itself as ල ං ක ා ව laṃkāva,.

Just off the coast of St Helena island itself are numerous small islands.

Warfare soon broke out on the island itself.

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.

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.

The island also hosts the only Italian population of wild goats.

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.