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Island
* All islands have natural histories rich with evidence dating back to the last ice age.
* Every island has a central spine of mountains
  - volcano
* Many islands are also prone to natural hazards, including cyclones, floods and droughts
  - home to species found nowhere else
  - consist only of bare rock and are devoid of soil and vegetation
  - dot the sea, which region subject to violent typhoons
  - have plants and animals that live nowhere else on Earth
* Most islands also have distinct seasonal patterns of rainfall and temperature
  - are low coralline atolls with palm-lined beaches
* Most islands are small and situated close to other islands
  - uninhabitable
* Most islands possess animals
  - herbivores
  - lizards
  - still support their original fauna, and few species have gone extinct
* Some islands also have large rookeries of seabirds.
* Some islands are fringed with coral reefs which enclose clear shallow lagoons
  - high and mountainous while others are low and sandy
  - home to animals and plants that have become extinct on the mainland
  - of limestone formation
* Some islands have no dry season
  - older forms of names
* Some islands possess amphibians
  - bees
  - hummingbirds
  - mammals
  - rats
  - spiders
  - use desalination for drinking and bathing water.
  * An 'island' piece of ground that is surrounded by water. Water is all around an island. Islands are smaller than continents. * are their own countries. Examples of islands that are their own countries include Cuba, Iceland, and Madagascar. There are many others. Other islands have more than one country, such as Borneo and Hispaniola
* also provide safe nesting sites for mallards.
* are all ecologically similar
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  - by definition a place apart
  - especially vulnerable to species extinction
* are extremely popular in homes today and are most often seen in L-Shaped kitchens
  - small and are dependent on the fishing and shellfish industry
  - famous for the presence of restricted species
  - geologically very young
  - land mass
* are located in bodies of water
  - pacific oceans
  - mountainous, of coral and volcanic origin
  - popular breeding grounds because there are fewer predators around to kill the young
  - simple ecosystems, models for other, more complex ecosystems
  - small land masses completely surrounded by water
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* are the Earth's great repositories of biological diversity
  - tops of volcanoes, some still active
  - thousands, rather than hundreds, of angstroms in size and are made of silicon germanium
  - truly the stuff of which legends, myths, and poetry are made
* are used for fish
  - hide
  - isolation
  - recreation
  - refuge
  - swims
  - vacation
  - very diverse in their biomes , ranging from the tropical to arctic climates
  - volcanic, mountainous and barren
  - where allopatric speciation can occur
  - zones
* are, generally, inhabited by widespread and generalist bird species.
* break the seas.
* can gain or lose tens of meters of width in a matter of months.
* features influence nesting site selection by colonial birds.
* form an archipelago that extends over a vast area of the North Pacific Ocean
  - smaller and less complicated ecosystems than do neighboring continents
* generally have fewer species.
* habitat off California is ecologically important and extremely vulnerable to disturbance.
* have beachs.
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  - island that was made from volcanoes erupting from the ocean floor
* lie in oceans, rivers, and lakes throughout the world.
* located within wetlands provide a refuge for mammals, amphibians and birds.
* make up the entire land area of some countries, including Japan and the Philippines.
* often come with their own sandy beaches and spectacular views
  - have an incomplete array of natural resources
  - wind, surf and sun in abundance
* provide critical habitat for seals, nesting seabirds and unique plant communities
  - sanctuary for mainland dwellers
* range from single rocks to huge landmasses, such as the island of Greenland.
* reach equilibrium in the plant and animal species richness.
* rise in continuous clusters and in every variety of form.
* scattered throughout provide good nesting habitat for many bird species.
* states within the sea are Malta and Cyprus.
* tend to have high population densities and land processes linked intimately to the ocean.
* ultimately grow and fuse into one continuous layer.
* vary greatly in size.
+ Vestfold: Counties in Norway
  * It borders Buskerud and Telemark. Vestfold is west of the Oslo Fjord. Many islands are at the coast. Vestfold is mostly lowland areas. It is among the best agricultural areas of Norway.