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	Round Island - Île Ronde (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Round Island is the remnant of an extinct, eroded and now partly submerged volcanic cone situated about 22 kilometres (15 miles) to the North East of Mauritius, this island is an ecological treasure house.
		Round Island is sufficiently isolated that not only is it the final refuge for many Mascarine endemics, but over the eons, a number of unique animals and plants have evolved there, but like Mauritius, it has suffered degradation.
		Their browsing was largely responsible for the total loss of the island’s natural hardwood scrub-forest, the severe degradation of the last example of a unique palm association, as well as the loss through erosion of around 90% of the island’s soil.
	www.encyclopedia.mu /Nature/Geography/Islets/RoundIsland (279 words)

	Round Island skink - Leiolopisma telfairii: More Information - ARKive
		Since the destruction of the tropical hardwood forest on Round Island at the hands of humans and the goats and rabbits they stocked the island with, this species and the others it shares Round Island with are restricted to the grasses, scrub and leaf litter beneath the remaining endemic palm forest (2).
		Round Island is a refuge for many rare and endangered plants and animals, several of which are found nowhere else in the world (5).
		While other Round Island endemic species might be translocated to other islets formerly within their range and which have had exotic predators removed, the skink is such a voracious predator that there are concerns it may feed on, and deplete, other rare lizard species endemic to some of these islets (6) (2).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/reptiles/Leiolopisma_telfairii/more_info.html (830 words)

	Round Island - A Success Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Round Island, a 151-hectare nature reserve about 20 kilometers off the northern coast of Mauritius, is of exceptional biological importance.
		Until recently, Round Island was threatened by introduced rabbits and goats released in the nineteenth century.
		Unglamorous as it was, the removal of rabbits from Round Island is a highly significant conservation achievement that will greatly aid the survival of some of the world's most endangered species.
	www.encyclopedia.mu /Nature/Geography/Islets/RoundIsland/Success.htm (328 words)

	Round Island
		Round Island, a 169 ha islet situated off the North coast of Mauritius, is also home to the last remnant of Palm Savannah, a habitat that was once widespread throughout much of coastal Mauritius.
		The island is a steep-sided basaltic volcanic cone composed mainly of beds of volcanic tuff with some coarse ejects and a few large boulders of solid basalt.
		The survival of the Round Island boa is being further aided by the establishment of a captive breeding programme at the Jersey Zoo.
	www.phelsumania.com /public/biogeography/mascarenes/round.html (489 words)

	Round Island day gecko - Phelsuma guentheri: More Information - ARKive
		The Round Island day gecko is found on bottle palms, fan palms and Pandanus plants, but due to the destruction of these plants by tropical cyclones and over-grazing by goats and rabbits over the last 150 years, this gecko is also forced to live in lava rock crevices (2) (4).
		The Round Island day gecko feeds on insects and other invertebrates, and is also known to lick pollen, nectar and ripe fruit (2).
		The population on Round Island is monitored on a regular basis (6).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/reptiles/Phelsuma_guentheri/more_info.html (468 words)

	Round Island Lighthouse, Mississippi at Lighthousefriends.com
		Round Island received its name “on account of its form” from the French explorer Pierre d’Iberville in 1699.
		If the island has retained its general form over the years, it is doubtful that the name refers to the shape of the island’s perimeter.
		The Round Island affair was the most notorious plan, but like the other plans it did not have the support of the federal government.
	www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=339 (1111 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Round Island is therefore the only remaining palm savannah site in the region, despite the fact that the vegetation type once probably covered the entire northern plain of Mauritius (Vaughan & Weihe, 1937), an area now under sugarcane.
		Although the vegetation of the island is degraded, North and Bullock (1986) suggest that some areas retain the potential for rapid recovery when herbivore populations are reduced and regeneration of the bottle palm at least is already apparent.
		Round island is also badly eroded because of the over-grazing and browsing, and there is continued soil erosion (80-90% of the island is now bare rock) and a lack of regeneration (the number of mature bottle palm trees has declined to eight and the number of hurricane palms to two).
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0157p.htm (1744 words)

	Seeing The Light - Round Island Lighthouse
		The area around the Straits of Mackinac is riddled with islands and reefs, which made vessel traffic at the transition from Lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior particularly difficult.
		Thus, Round Island Light was deemed to be no longer necessary as a navigational aid, and was abandoned and left to the elements.
		Round Island became part of the Hiawatha National Forest in 1958, and as part of the transfer, the lighthouse became Park property also.
	www.terrypepper.com /lights/huron/roundisland/roundisland.htm (801 words)

	Round Island keel-scaled boa - Casarea dussumieri: More Information - ARKive
		The Round Island keel-scaled boa is one of the world's rarest snakes (2).
		Round Island is a protected area and visitors to the island are restricted to scientists and conservationists (4).
		The Round Island keel-scaled boa is one of two snakes to be found only on this island, belonging to an ancient line that dates back over 60 million years (5).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/reptiles/Casarea_dussumieri/more_info.html (598 words)

	Round Island Lighthouse, Lake Huron
		It marked the channel between Round Island and Mackinac Island, the shortest distance from northern Lake Huron to the Straits of Mackinac.
		The Friends of the Round Island Lighthouse, the Hiawatha National Forest, and the Mackinac Island Historical Society worked together and repaired the lighthouse.
		On May 25 and 26, Round Island Lighthouse was open to the public as part of its Centennial celebration.
	www.unc.edu /~duncan/personal/RItext.html (646 words)

	GORP - Round Island Lake Wilderness, Michigan
		Round Island is located in Lake Huron, in the Straits of Mackinac, Mackinac County, Michigan.
		The 378-acre Island is totally National Forest System land and is administered as a part of the St. Ignace Ranger District of the Hiawatha National Forest.
		Mackinac Island, the Mackinac Bridge and the mainland on either side of the straits are clearly visible from Round Island, as is the lake traffic between the Islands and the mainland.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_wilderness_area/mi_round.htm (541 words)

	Round Island (St. Marys River)
		A second attraction is the bird population on the 9-acre island.
		The rocky island was not hospitable to boat landings, but a new slip was dug to a depth of 4-1/2 feet and was constructed in such a way as to provide a fish habitat as well as provide protection for a couple of small boats.
		The Round Island Lighthouse is scheduled to be on a future segment of HGTV.
	lighthouse.boatnerd.com /gallery/StMarysRiver/roundisland-smr.htm (1349 words)

	Round Island Day Gecko
		1989: Regeneration of native chloris grass on Round Island.
		Threats to Survival: Round Island was once a beautiful island covered with a hardwood forest in the middle and a palm savanna around the edge.
		The island habitat itself had to be restored if there would ever be hope of returning the geckos to the wild.
	www.thewildones.org /Animals/riGecko.html (669 words)

	NOTES ON THE SEABIRDS OF ROUND ISLAND, MAURITIUS
		Our visits to Round Island were as follows: 16 October 1964 from 07:00 to 10:00 (Gill), 22 October 1964 from 09:30 to 12:30 (Gill and Storer), and 21 November 1964 from 09:00 to 12:00 (Jouanin).
		DESCRIPTION The 372 acres of volcanic rock forming Round Island rise to a maximum elevation of 860 feet and were once covered with a lush forest that included several endemic palms (Mascarena revaughnii and Dictysperma album), a screwpine (Pandanus vandermeerschi), a fan palm (Latania loddigesii), as well as typical Mauritian evergreen forest hardwood elements.
		Round Island's curious herpetofauna has suffered along with the vegetation and in addition, when calm seas permit, the avifauna is regularly plundered by local fishermen who prize the seabirds highly as a source of fresh meat.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Auk/v087n03/p0514-p0521.html (4189 words)

	Round Island day gecko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It lives on the islet Round Island and typically dwells on different palm trees.
		The Round Island day gecko feeds on insects and nectar.
		guentheri inhabits only the islet of Round Island, 20 km north-northeast of Mauritius.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Round_Island_day_gecko (268 words)

	Trinity House \| Interactive \| Gallery \| Round Island Lighthouse
		The lighthouse on Round Island was built in 1887 and automated in 1987.
		Round Island, the most northerly outpost of the Scillies is a 40m mass of granite, the top forming a platform on which Trinity House built a lighthouse and dwellings in 1887 under conditions of extreme difficulty.
		Round Island Lighthouse is monitored and controlled from the Trinity House Operational Control Centre in Harwich.
	www.trinityhouse.co.uk /interactive/gallery/round_island.html (140 words)

	Round Island day gecko -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Round Island day gecko (Phelsuma guentheri BOULENGER 1885) is a ((biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed) species of (Any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless) geckos.
		It lives on the islet (Click link for more info and facts about Round Island) Round Island and typically dwells on different palm trees.
		This species originally occurred on (A parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius) Mauritius and Réunion before rats and cats where introduced.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/round_island_day_gecko.htm (416 words)

	Round Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A number of islands mark this important passageway, that connects two of the largest fresh water bodies in the world, Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
		Between two of these islands, Mackinac and Round Island, dangerous shoals abound, so much so, that until 1895, ships went completely out of their way to avoid this channel.
		By 1947, a channel light closer to Mackinac Island made the Round Island station obsolete, and the Coast Guard discontinued its use.
	members.aol.com /hrbrlights/mi/roundisland.htm (542 words)

	Welcome to Lightstations.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Round Island Lighthouse is near the popular ferry route to Mackinac Island.
		Prior to its construction, mariners avoided the channel between Mackinac and Round Islands because of the dangerous shoals in the vicinity.
		When the Round Island Light was built in 1895, it opened a new, significantly shorter route to and from the Straits of Mackinac.
	blockphotos.com /lightstations/mi/mi049.html (219 words)

	Round Block Island - Around The World Of Sailing
		The 19- mile course was counterclockwise around the island and became a true test of navigation and wits as the boats crowded each other near the shore and around 12 government marks that kept them safe from natural obstructions.
		By the time the rest of the fleet rounded the Block Island North Reef and made its way back upwind to the finish, Titan XII had long been finished.
		By the 1BI mark (at the tip of the Block Island North Reef), there were five boats from our class ahead of us," said crewman Billy Burke of Newport, R.I. "But the others went directly into the beach and we legged out a bit with a tack and then went to the beach.
	www.torresen.com /sailing/content_archives/003319.php (788 words)

	GulfBase - Round Island
		Round Island is a small barrier island located off the coast of Pascagoula in the Mississippi Sound, roughly midway between the eastern end of Horn Island and the entrance to the Pascagoula River.
		The ecological community on Round Island is made up of mostly a slash pine forest with a marshy interior.
		The island provides excellent feeding, resting and wintering habitat for numerous types of migratory bird species, such as the brown pelican, white pelican and cormorants.
	www.gulfbase.org /reef/view.php?rid=round (254 words)

	Michigan Lighthouses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Most of the island is now included in the Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge, except for the lighthouse and 5.5 acres (2.4 ha) including the site of the former keeper's quarters.
		The island is accessible May through November by ferry from Cheboygan, but the best way to see the lighthouse is on lighthouse cruises from Mackinaw City.
		The island is privately owned, and except for the buildings it is protected by a conservation easement held by the Little Traverse Conservancy.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/mi.htm (13322 words)

	Round Island Lighthouse Mississippi by Harbour Lights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Round Island is a small island located off the coast of Pascagoula in the Mississippi Sound.
		The first lighthouse at Round Island was erected in 1833.
		Volunteers from the Round Island Lighthouse Committee are already hard at work, trying to find a way to rebuild the sentinel.
	www.harbourlights.com /catalog/2000/hl_round_island.htm (194 words)

	Round The Island, Sail Solent, Sailing News and Information from the Solent and South Coast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		After a gentle start, conditions in the Round the Island Race freshened as the fleet rounded the Needles and headed for St Catherine's, the most southerly point on the Isle of Wight.
		1 The largest yacht to have entered the Round The Island Race was Velsheda, the 120ft J Class yacht which raced several times in the 1980s and early 1990s.
		The Island Sailing Club's annual race round the Isle of Wight is proving as popular as ever, this year with over 1,500 boats lining up for the start on Saturday 21st June.
	www.sailsolent.co.uk /round_the_island.html (289 words)

	Straits Of Mackinac, Round Island Passage , Mackinac County, Michigan Interactive
		Round Island Passage from the west at dawn.
		Just west of the Mackinac Bridge the area between Mackinac Island to the north, and Round Island to the south, is know as the Round Island Passage.
		The old Round Island Lighthouse sits on the northern most point of Round Island but the green lighted bouy #5 is used for navigation around the point.
	www.fishweb.com /maps/straits_of_mackinac/round-isl_passage (101 words)

	Phelsuma guentheri
		Phelsuma guentheri is only known presently from an offshore island north-east of Mauritius; Round Island.
		Round island is about 150 ha with a highest peak of 280 m.
		Round islands and its scarce vegetation is very vulnerable for cyclones and strong winds, common from November till April.
	www.phelsumania.com /public/systematics/species/phelsuma_guentheri_1.html (214 words)

	Washington Island Door County Wisconsin North of the Tension Line
		Washington Island, located 6 miles off the tip of the Door County Peninsula, is a favorite Midwest destination for tourists year-round.
		The Island is well known for its tranquility, and the gentle sounds of waves lapping on the shores soothe those who come from the noise and bustle of mainland life.
		Separated from the mainland peninsula by “Death’s Door,” the Island is accessible by the Washington Island Ferry Line’s car and passenger ferries, by the Island Clipper passenger ferry, by plane, or by private craft.
	www.washingtonisland.com (734 words)

	Walrus and Marine Mammal Viewing at Crystal Creek Lodge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Round Island is home to tens of thousands of nesting sea birds and thousands of marine mammals including Walruses and Steller Sea Lions.
		The peak numbers at Round Island have ranged upwards of 14,000 Walruses and several hundred Sea Lions.
		Round Island, within the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary, is near the village of Togiak.
	www.crystalcreeklodge.com /walrus.htm (607 words)

	JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race
		The annual JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, organised by the Island Sailing Club, is one of the most popular fixtures on the Solent racing calendar.
		The triumph was quickly followed by a ban on private, leisure sailing for the duration of the war but the Round the Island Race resumed in the peace of 1946 under Major Sir Philip Hunloke as Commodore.
		In recent years the Round the Island Race has become a popular challenge for sailors at all levels of experience and abilities, attracting classic yachts such as the elegant J Class "Velsheda" as well as state-of-art, record-breaking greyhounds.
	www.roundtheisland.org.uk (1353 words)

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