The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area ( IBA ) by BirdLife International because it supports a large and diverse population of breeding seabirds and other waterbirds.

Strong circumstantial evidence supports the idea that Sir Francis Drake located the island on the final lap of his circumnavigation of the world ( 1577 – 1580 ).

The island supports several small-and medium-sized agricultural enterprises.

This supports a strong service industry sector, with many cafes, bars, ouzeries, tavernas and consumer goods shops throughout the island.

The island has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area ( IBA ) because it supports significant numbers of endangered Swift Parrots and Forty-spotted Pardalotes, over 1 % of the world population of Pacific Gulls, as well as populations of most of Tasmania ’ s endemic bird species.

The island is covered in tropical vine forest which supports a diversity of birds and insects.

El Fraile, a rocky island some in area, supports the massive concrete and steel ruins of Fort Drum, an island fortress constructed by the United States Army to defend the southern entrance of the bay.

Little Tobago, the small neighbouring island, supports some of the best dry forest remaining in Tobago.

The island has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area ( IBA ) because it supports important breeding populations of the Fairy Terns ( 200-300 breeding pairs ), over 1 % of the non-breeding population of Banded Stilts ( with up to 20, 000 birds ) and regionally significant numbers of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters and Red-necked Stints.

One prey item is adapted to high predation pressure and supports the predator population ( i. e. pigs ), whereas the other prey item ( i. e. the island fox ) is poorly adapted to predation and declines as a consequence of the predation pressure.

The montane area of Seram supports the greatest number of endemic mammals of any island in the region.

* Mid-September – The British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious supports a British amphibious landing during a week of attacks on the southern coast of Vichy French-controlled Madagascar during the British occupation of the island.

* July 20 – The Turkish Air Force supports Operation Atilla, a Turkish invasion of Cyprus, as a war over the island between Turkey and Greece and the Greek Cypriots breaks out.

The state supports island access through the Washington State Ferries system.

The island also supports a population of feral turkeys ( Meleagris gallopavo ).

The northwestern third of the island supports coastal fringe evergreen forest, which is considered to be a rare coastal ecosystem type.

This island is one of the Torres Strait Islands and supports a population of around 450 people.

Because of its relatively high elevation and its extreme northern latitude, it supports only a meagre population of musk oxen and small birds and mammals ; the island does support hypolith communities.

Animal life is concentrated in the Truelove Lowland area of the island, which has a favourable microclimate and supports relatively lush Arctic vegetation.

The southeast half of the island consists of Volcán Maderas, which has a crater lake and supports a diverse rainforest environment.

In 1978, the island was declared a National Park of the Cook Islands due to the plentiful marine and bird wild life it supports.

The island supports a population of about 4, 000 people.

The island supports one of the largest and most important seabird colonies in Ireland, with over 50, 000 Common Guillemots, 5, 000 Kittiwakes, 3, 500 Razorbills, 2, 500 pairs of Herring Gulls, as well as smaller numbers of Puffins, Manx Shearwaters, Fulmars, and other species.

A tale of a massive reservation in the Uplands to hold several million Jews A tale of a plan to ship all Jews to the island of Madagascar Stories of the depravity of the guards at Globocnik's camps struck a chord of terror at the mere mention of their names.

‘ … The development of Japan's large northern island had several objectives: First, it was seen as a means to defend Japan from a rapidly developing and expansionist Russia.

The group proceeded to Little Andaman Island, where they spent ten days surfing several spots for the first time, including Jarawa Point near Hut Bay and the long right reef point at the southwest tip of the island, named Kumari Point.

The first scientific expedition to Clipperton took place in 1725 under Frenchman M. Bocage, who lived on the island for several months.

In both parts of the island, water shortage is a growing problem, and several desalination plants are planned.

* the Inverness Coal Field in the western part of the island along the Gulf of St. Lawrence is significantly smaller but hosted several mines

* Bornholm Airport ( RNN ) 5 km from the centre of Rønne in the southwest of the island of Bornholm, with several regular flights to Copenhagen a day.

In 1761 during the Seven Years War a British expedition against Dominica led by Lord Rollo was successful and the island was conquered along with several other Caribbean islands.

The island is a haven for several types of crustacean ; " warrior crabs " ( Cardisoma carnifex ) overrun the jungle at night.

Ruins and graves on Europa island attest to several attempts at settlement from the 1860s to the 1920s.

The island has significant populations of the collared dove, common swifts and several finch species especially in the vicinity of holiday developments.

The island has several museums with different themes and plenty of exhibition spaces, both public and private.

With his engine afire, Bush flew several miles from the island, where he and one other crew member on the TBM Avenger bailed out of the aircraft ; the other man's parachute did not open.

The Republic of Cyprus is a constitutional democracy which has reached great levels of prosperity, with a booming economy and good infrastructures, part of the United Nations, European Union and several others organizations by whom it is recognized as the sole legitimate government of the whole island.

Over the next century, the island was seized several times by the British.

The island was devastated by several hurricanes in modern times:

Deschamps on taking control of the island proclaimed for the King of France, set up French colours, and defeated several English attempts to reclaim the island.

The island was a known navigation hazard for many decades and several ships were wrecked there.

After release he spent several months as beachcomber and island rover ( Omoo in Tahitian ) eventually crossing over to Moorea.

The majority of Indonesia's railway length is on Java, which has two major rail lines running the length of the island, as well as several minor lines.

The English were subject to several unsuccessful Spanish counter-attacks after they occupied the island.

There are several other ports positioned around the island, including the alumina ports, Port Esquivel in St. Catherine ( WINDALCO ), Rocky Point in Clarendon and Port Kaiser in St. Elizabeth.

Squire Flockton was left alone on the island as caretaker for several months and committed suicide there in 1883, apparently from gin-fueled despair.