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	First English Settlement
		Thus, the birth of Virginia Dare, in the "Citie of Raleigh in Virginia," August 18, 1587, first child of English parentage to be born in the New World, was a prophetic symbol of the future rise of a new English-speaking nation beyond the seas.
		In the meantime, the English were engaged in what would be called today a "cold war"-- pin-pricking the Spaniard in the West Indies and about to settle on the American mainland at a spot sufficiently close to Spanish Florida to constitute both an economic and a military threat to Spain.
		Growth of the English colony would circumscribe Spain's own colonial effort; at the same time, the location chosen for the English colony was close enough to serve as a base of operations against Spanish new world ship- ping.
	statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us /nc/ncsites/english1.htm (1693 words)

	Isle of Wight - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire.
		Island wildlife is remarkable, thought to be the only place in England where the red squirrel is flourishing, with a stable population.
		The island is the home of the smallest train operating company in the United Kingdom's National Rail network, the Island Line, running some 8½ miles from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin, down the eastern side of the island.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Isle_of_Wight (3469 words)

	English in Puerto Rico (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As a result, to study the history of English on the island is to study the history of Puerto Rico's uneasy relationship with the U. and its political, economic, and cultural implications.
		English was originally spoken by only a tiny portion of the elite who engaged in international travel and diplomacy.
		Because of the imposed nature of English in the schools along with the unresolved nature of Puerto Rican political status, the issue of bilingualism continues to be debated hotly on a daily basis on the island.
	home.earthlink.net /~apousada/id1.html (7595 words)

	Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Continental islands are bodies of land that lie on the continental shelf of a continent.
		An example is barrier islands, which are accumulations of sand deposited by sea currents on the continental shelf.
		The southernmost chain is the Austral Islands, with its northerly trending part the atolls in the nation of Tuvalu.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Island (878 words)

	Norfolk Island travel guide - Wikitravel
		Norfolk Island was a penal colony for the British colony of New South Wales during the periods 1788–1814 and 1825–1855.
		In 1856 it was settled by former inhabitants of the largest of the Pitcairn Islands.
		The official language of Norfolk Island is English and all the islanders speak it.
	wikitravel.org /en/Norfolk_Island (2074 words)

	Island English For Micronesia
		Island English for Micronesia is a Developmental English/ESL text written for and about the people of the Western Pacific: their islands, histories, traditions, and current lifestyles.
		Island English will help put students on the path to efficient and effective reading, writing, listening, and speaking, while teaching them more about....
		Island English is a valuable addition to resources for Pacific learners of English as a second language at senior high school or college level.
	www.besspress.com /productdetails.cfm?PC=164 (553 words)

	LONG ISLAND by John W. Barber and Henry Howe
		The surface of the island north of the ridge is in general rough and broken, while the surface south of the range is almost a perfect plain, with scarce a stone exceeding in weight a few ounces.
		The north shore of the island is very irregular, and where not protected by masses of rock and stone, has been worn away by the sea to a considerable extent.
		At the time of the first settlement of the island, the Montauk sachem claimed and exercised some kind of sovereignty over the whole territory, and it is stated that he justified his claim before the governor and council in virtue of a former conquest of the country.
	longislandgenealogy.com /LI/LongIsland.htm (2386 words)

	PSV \| English \| island history (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is the personal creation of Haze Richardson, who lives on the island with his wife Lynn and their four yellow labs.
		They anchored at the then uninhabited Petit St.Vincent and learned from the people on neighboring islands that it was owned by a lady living high up on the hill on nearby Petit Martinique.
		It was rumored however, that she would never part with her island.
	www.psvresort.com /html/transl/transehis.html (427 words)

	okaloosa island (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Island, spelled iland, first appears in Old English in King Alfred's translation of Boethius about A.D. 888; the spellings igland and ealond appear in contemporary documents.
		To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep.
		Islands of the blessed (Myth.), islands supposed to lie in the Western Ocean, where the favorites of the gods are conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy.
	www.floridaluxurywaterfronthomes.com /okaloosa-island.htm (561 words)

	About Zakynthos
		It is situated 8,5 nautical miles south of Kefalonia, 9,5 nautical milew west of the Peloponese and approximately 300 kilometres west of the capital of Greece, Athens.
		An island full of contrasts, Zakynthos consists of mainly woodland, with an abundance of pine tree covered mountains and fertile plains.
		The island has a wealth of history as for many centuries it was the crossroads for numerous nations and cultures.
	www.zakynthos.gr /english/island/about_en.htm (302 words)

	easter island :: muellerworld
		The nearest speck of land is Pitcairn Island about 1200 miles (1900 km) away and it is 2300 miles (3700 km) west of South America.
		Except for these Moai, all the rest of the statues on the island are looking inwards, to the center of the island.
		His english was excellent, he was interesting to talk to and was an excellent guide.
	www.muellerworld.com /easter_island (2291 words)

	French Polinesia
		Huahine Island english - Huahine is one of the most picturesque islands in all of Tahiti Polynesia.The island is also one of the more geographically diverse in Polynesia.
		Island of Moorea english - Located only nine miles from Tahiti, Moorea is considered by many to be the most beautiful island in the world....
		Tahiti english - Papeete Tahiti is the largest city in all of French Polynesia and the capital of legendary Tahiti Island in French Polynesia.
	www.tuttinsieme.it /tutti/tut/oce/fpolinesia/islands.htm (311 words)

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