North Keeling Island is an atoll consisting of just one C-shaped island, a nearly closed atoll ring with a small opening into the lagoon, about wide, on the east side.

A single bird was seen on North Keeling Island ( Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands ) in 1988.

At 11: 20, the heavily damaged Emden beached herself on North Keeling Island.

The Australian warship broke to pursue Emdens supporting collier, which scuttled herself, then returned to North Keeling Island at 16: 00.

The pass starts from just north-east of the Island of Newfoundland and Labrador | Newfoundland over the North Atlantic Ocean to central Africa, over South Sudan.

The policy built up support for the Liberal party in rural North Island electorates.

North Andaman Island is south of Burma, although a few smaller Burmese islands are closer, including the three Coco Islands.

The highest point is located in North Andaman Island ( Saddle Peak at ).

Most of the forests are evergreen, but there are areas of deciduous forest on North Andaman, Middle Andaman, Baratang and parts of South Andaman Island.

Threats to wildlife come from introduced species including rats, dogs, cats and the elephants of Interview Island and North Andaman.

* 1585 – The expedition organised by Sir Walter Raleigh departs England for Roanoke Island ( now in North Carolina ) to establish the Roanoke Colony.

The aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga delivered the Apollo 16 command module to the North Island Naval Air Station, near San Diego, California on Friday, 5 May 1972.

The Bimini Road, a submerged rock formation of large rectangular stones just off North Bimini Island in the Bahamas, was claimed by Robert Ferro and Michael Grumley to be evidence of the lost civilization.

* the " Lost Colony " of Roanoke Island: In 1587, Sir Walter Raleigh recruited over 100 men, women and children to journey from England to Roanoke Island on North Carolina's coast and establish the first English settlement in America under the direction of John White as governor.

The railroad connected Lower Manhattan via the South Ferry to Greenport on the North Fork of Long Island, where a ferry connected to Stonington, Connecticut to a rail link that continued to Boston.

Queen Charlotte Sound defines its western side, while to the south lies Tory Channel, which is on the sea route from Wellington in the North Island to Picton.

The largest islands are, from North to South, Chichagof Island, Admiralty Island, Baranof Island, Kupreanof Island, Revillagigedo Island and Prince of Wales Island.

Hume reinforced his crew with musket-armed soldiers and joined up with HMS Seaford to track the two ships, to no avail, though they discerned that the two ships had sunk a French vessel off St Christopher Island, and reported also that they had last been seen " gone down the North side of Hispaniola ".

File: BM ; RM6-ANE, Assyrian Sculpture 32-East ( N ), Centre Island + North Wall-~ Assyrian Empire +-Lamassu, Stela's, Statue's, Obelisk's, Relief Panel's ) & Full Projection. 1. JPG | The British Museum, Room 6-Assyrian Sculpture

Māori warriors fighting the New Zealand government in Titokowaru's War in New Zealand's North Island in 1868 – 69 revived ancient rites of cannibalism as part of the radical Hauhau movement of the Pai Marire religion.

Cape Breton Island (-formerly Île Royale, Scottish Gaelic: Ceap Breatainn or Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn, Míkmaq: Únamakika, simply: Cape Breton ) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America.

The loss of syllable-final r in North America is confined mostly to the accents of eastern New England, New York City and surrounding areas and the coastal portions of the South, and African American Vernacular English.

In 1895 the trustees purchased the 69 houses surrounding the Museum with the intention of demolishing them and building around the West, North and East sides of the Museum.

For 20 years, the two powers struggled for supremacy in the western Mediterranean Sea, primarily on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and its surrounding waters but also to a lesser extent in the Apennine peninsula and North Africa.

The history of the Mediterranean region is the history of the interaction of the cultures and people of the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea — the central superhighway of transport, trade and cultural exchange between diverse peoples — encompassing three continents: Western Asia, North Africa, and Southern Europe.

Under international law, no country currently owns the North Pole or the region of the Arctic Ocean surrounding it.

On November 23, 2010, North Korean artillery shelled Yeonpyeong with dozens of rounds at Yeonpyeong-ri and the surrounding area.

The territory also include the surrounding fishing areas in the North Atlantic Ocean.

The city also has five other railway stations run by CFR, most important are Basarab ( in proximity of North Station ), Obor, Baneasa, Progresu, which are in the process of being integrated in a commuter railway serving Bucharest and the surrounding Ilfov county.

In some contexts it also refers to other countries in the Soviet sphere of influence during the Cold War — such as North Korea ( especially in the years surrounding the Korean War ) and Cuba ( particularly after it joined the Comecon ).

During the war the valley surrounding the western end of the river also became the focal point of a series of dogfights for air superiority over North Korea, earning the nickname " MiG Alley " in reference to the MiG-15 fighters flown by the combined North Korean, Chinese and Soviet forces.

Note also the proposed landmasses surrounding the North Pole.

Chinese civilization developed from a core region in the North China Plain, and expanded outwards over several millennia, conquering and assimilating surrounding peoples, or being conquered and influenced in turn.

The North Canadian once had sufficient flow to flood every year, wreaking destruction on surrounding areas, including the original Oklahoma City Zoo.

Although the sea cow had formerly been abundant throughout the North Pacific, by 1741, when it was first described by Georg Wilhelm Steller, chief naturalist on an expedition led by explorer Vitus Bering, its range had been limited to a single, isolated population surrounding the uninhabited Commander Islands.

In the 1990s, despite issues surrounding the controversial Spirit Games, the Clinton administration still managed to help turn around the situation regarding peace with North Korea through Jimmy Carter's support.

It is relatively common in the North East of England and in recent years large numbers have appeared in the grass verges surrounding the Metro Centre in Gateshead.

Under the Maori seats system, Canterbury is part of the large Te Tai Tonga election which covers the entire South Island, the surrounding islands and most of Wellington in the North Island.

South Island ( political geography ), in relation to North Island ; includes South Island and surrounding islands

The eruption cloud disrupted air travel, occasionally closing airports and the central North Island airspace. Black sand like ash fell on surrounding farmland and stock had to be moved.

Here the groundwork for the gathering was prepared: the establishment of Arab cadres, recruited or imported from surrounding countries to spread the revolution, and provision of headquarters for such groups as the Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain, the Iraqi Shi ' a movement, and Philippine Moro, Kuwaiti, Saudi, North African and Lebanese militant clerics.

Despite the league's name only its four South Division teams are actually based in Texas ; the four North Division teams are located in surrounding states of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri.

Five examples of this are Manchester ( where the traditional area associated includes areas of the neighbouring authorities of Trafford, Tameside, Oldham, Bury and the City of Salford ), Kingston upon Hull ( where surrounding areas and villages that are effectively suburbs, such as Cottingham, come under East Riding of Yorkshire Council ), Glasgow ( where suburban areas of the city are located in East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire ), Wolverhampton ( areas of the neighbouring authorities of Walsall, Dudley and South Staffordshire ) and, most obviously, London ( Greater London outside the City of London ).

Tens of thousands of volunteers from North Platte and surrounding towns met the troop trains passing through North Platte, offering coffee, sandwiches and hospitality.