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	Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Islands District, Hong Kong The Islands District is one of the 18 New Territories.
		Geography The islands are southeast of Tanimbar Islands...
		Kerguelen Islands The Kerguelen Archipelago is in the southern archipelago of 7,215 km².
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	Sturge Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sturge Island (67°25′ S 164°44′ E) is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean.
		It lies 25 kilometres southeast of Buckle Island and 95 kilometres northeast of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland.
		The island is roughly a parallelogram in shape, with long east and west coasts and shorter coasts facing northwest and southeast.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sturge_Island (149 words)

	Balleny Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Balleny Islands (66°55′ S 163°45′ E) form a chain of uninhabited, mainly volcanic, islands in the Southern Ocean streching from 66°15' to 67°35'S and 162°30' to 165°00'E. The group forms a chain that extends for about 160 km in a northwest-southeast direction.
		Buckle Island and the nearby Sabrina Islet are home to several colonies of Adelie and Chinstrap penguins.
		The English whaling captains John Balleny and Thomas Freeman first sighted the group in 1839: Freeman was the first person to land on any of the islands on February 9 1839, and it was the first landing south of the Antarctic Circle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Balleny_Islands (238 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Sturge Town celebrates - Wednesday \| August 4, 2004
		AFTER 164 YEARS, the second oldest free village in Jamaica Sturge Town is barely a shadow of the vibrant community life it once boasted but is instead bleeding from brain drain and urban migration.
		Located in lower St. Ann, Sturge Town was first established by Joseph Sturge, a Quaker philanthropist who bought the property that was formerly known as Mt. Abylah and divided into village lots for some 100 ex-slaves.
		Some of the senior citizens who were born in Sturge Town and are descendants of the original 100 families, say the community is urgently in need of economic injection.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20040804/news/news1.html (806 words)

	Scott Polar Research Institute » Polar Information Sheets
		One isolated volcanic island and offlier; in the Southern Ocean.
		One main volcanic island with offliers; Shag Island lies 11 km N and McDonald Islands 38 km W; in the Southern Ocean.
		For comparison with the details of the peri-Antarctic islands, the continent of Antarctica with ice shelves, offlying and outlying islands has an area of almost 14 x 106 km2, the highest elevation is 4897 m (Vinson Massif), it is 99·6% glacierized, was sighted in 1819 and the first landing was probably in 1821 by sealers.
	www.spri.cam.ac.uk /resources/infosheets/19.html (1357 words)

	Pete's Diary -
		At 1500 hours we sighted Sturge Island which is part of the Balleny group (and is the highest and largest of the group).
		These islands consist of three main islands; Sturge, Buckle and Young and numerous smaller islands located about 300 km off the Northern Victoria Land (a strip of the continent) straddling the Antarctic Circle in the northern Ross Sea.
		While at Sturge Island, the captain made a run along the west side of the island, close to the island to fill in world knowledge on the soundings.
	www.coolcontinent.com.au /KinsellaVoyage/KV20010131to0202.htm (1042 words)

	Global Volcanism Program \| Sturge Island \| Activity Reports
		Satellite image of the Sturge Island plume from AVHRR LAC data acquired on 12 June 2001 at 1652 UTC showing the extent of the plume.
		Buckle Island is in the center of the Balleny Islands.
		The elongated, 21-km-long island is capped by a gently sloping icecap that descends steeply to the sea between rocky cliffs.
	www.volcano.si.edu /world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1900-012&VErupt=N&VSources=Y&VRep=Y&VWeekly=N&volpage=var (1717 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		After being inhabited by the original Carib natives, the island underwent five separate and unique periods of change and turmoil which literally shaped the way the island is today: the early colonial period, the slavery period, the post-Slavery period, the modern period, and the volcanic period.
		The island, discovered by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493, was named like many other islands and locations in the Americas, with religious connotations.
		The Sturge effort to encourage lime growing, as by 1878 over 120,000 lime trees were being grown and harvested from on the island, nearly twelve lime trees per human living on the island.
	www.uvm.edu /~sburke1/History.html (1150 words)

	Antarctic Philately: The peri-Antarctic Islands
		This island is of volcanic origin along with one smaller island, Shag Island, 11 km to the north.
		The island is of sedimentary origin and covers 128 km² with the highest elevation being Mt. Hamilton at 433 m.
		Inaccessible Islands lie 30 km to the west and all are of sedimentary origin.
	www.south-pole.com /peri.htm (1847 words)

	Sturge Island - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sturge Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean.
		The highest point reaches 1524 m (the unclimbed Brown Peak).
		The island forms part of the Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand (see claims on Antarctica).
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Sturge_Island (63 words)

	things to do (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Centre Hills is situated more or less in the centre of the island, between the Soufriere Hills in the south and the Silver Hills in the north and is renowned for its biological diversity, rich habitats and vegetation.
		In Montserrat, the beaches are remarkable in appearance in comparison to other islands as they all, except one, Rendezvous Bay, have glistening, fl sand as a feature resulting from the volcanic nature of the island.
		Visitors are advised that because of differing immigration procedures among the various islands, all flight tickets back to their home country should be carried on these excursions, in addition, to passports.
	www.visitmontserrat.com /things_to_do.htm (1490 words)

	A Condensed History of Montserrat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Sturge's foundation in philanthropy tempered their actions as they became major land owners in Montserrat and moved into politics.
		Olveston Elementary School was established and supported by the Sturges to educate the children of their estate workers.
		As seen, Montserrat is the poorest of the "independent" (non-combined) islands with the exception of the British Virgin Islands.
	www.innanen.com /montserrat/history/1870-1880.shtml (637 words)

	Balleny Islands
		The Balleny Islands form a chain of uninhabited, mainly volcanic, islands in the Southern Ocean streching from 66°15' to 67°35'S and 162°30' to 165°00'E. The group contains three main islands: Young[?], Buckle[?] and Sturge.
		Freeman was the first person to land on any of the islands on February 9 1839.
		Their area totals 400 km² and the highest point reaches 1524 m (Brown Peak on Sturge Island).
	www.fastload.org /ba/Balleny_Islands.html (137 words)

	Hurricanes: effects part II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kitts is a volcanic island in the Leeward Islands.
		This has had a significant impact on all aspects of the island’s economic and social activity and is likely to influence future planning in both the short and medium term.
		Most of the island’s housing stock was damaged or destroyed, the port was badly damaged together with the hospital.
	www.unesco.org /csi/act/cosalc/hur9b.htm (3586 words)

	My Family of Newfoundlander, Englander and Canadian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He was buried on 21 Apr 1900 in Cape Island, Newfoundland, Canada.
		He was buried on 25 Jul 1901 in Cape Island, Newfoundland, Canada.
		Josephine ANDREWS was born on 12 Oct 1918 in Cape Island..
	www.angelfire.com /folk/danrob1000/4nov03/d26.htm (775 words)

	SSturge Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		After reporting missing items to the SSturge Island, report the loss or theft of: · travelers' checks to the SSturge Island agent of the issuing company, · credit cards to the issuing company, · airline tickets to the airline or travel agent, · passport to the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.
		In some cases, the SSturge Island needed to pay points can be borrowed, but doing so will increase the loan amount and the total costs.
		Ask about the SSturge Island’s requirements for a down payment, including what you need to do to verify that funds for your down payment are available.
	sturge-island.ask.dyndns.dk /SSturge-Island (550 words)

	Dawning of the New Millennium
		In regions near the poles where the Sun just skims the horizon this effect is greatly magnified because of the shallow angle with which the sun moves with respect to the horizon.
		The Bellamy Islands, inhabited only by the hardiest of creatures, are remote outposts in a surreal world of perpetual twilight.
		This lonely little island, surrounded by frigid seas, under the looming shadow of the great Antarctic continent, is the site where there's about a 15% chance* to see the first sunrise of the millennium.
	www.chuckdaniels.com /index/millennium.html (2618 words)

	Sturge Island - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Sturge Island - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Sturge Island (67°25′ S 164°44′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=67_25_S_164_44_E_)) is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Sturge Island contains research on
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Sturge_Island (172 words)

	Sturge Island -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		[Categories: Ross Dependency, Sub-antarctic islands, New Zealand and the Antarctic, Volcanoes of the Southern Ocean, Volcanoes of New Zealand, Mountains of New Zealand, Stratovolcanoes]
		Sturge Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited (Click link for more info and facts about Balleny Islands) Balleny Islands group located in the (Click link for more info and facts about Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean.
		It lies 25 kilometres southeast of (Click link for more info and facts about Buckle Island) Buckle Island and 95 kilometres northeast of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/sturge_island.htm (244 words)

	Capra.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		An eider duck, immobile, six inches from my boot, moved slightly to allow a duckling to dig under her breast feathers, and I could see the question in her eyes.
		Yetthe island, and its auks, had drawn them as it was drawing me.
		I mounted the crest of the rock and Funk Island spread out, an explosion of sight, sound, and smell.
	www.netwalk.com /~vireo/Russell.html (230 words)

	"Tekeli-li"
		Nearby is the large island of Hili-li that is populated by descendants of ancient Romans.
		The granddaughter of Bonnie Prince Charlie, suspected of treachery to the Jacobite cause, is exiled to Campbell Island.
		Atropos Island: An imaginary volcanic island in the Antarctic.
	www.antarctic-circle.org /fauno.htm (17420 words)

	Montserrat beach monitoring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A comparison of nine of the beaches showed that six (Sturge Park, Fox's Bay, Lime Kiln Bay, Woodlands Bay, Bunkum Bay, Little Bay) eroded during the period showing a mean reduction in profile area of 21% and a mean profile narrowing of 8 m.
		Hurricanes appear to be the major force shaping the beaches of the Caribbean Islands.
		Unfortunately the beach monitoring programme was not set up until after this hurricane, so it is impossible to quantify the full impact of this hurricane on the beaches of Montserrat.
	www.unesco.org /csi/act/cosalc/beach.htm (2412 words)

	Operation Montserrat - History of Montserrat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Since I know you'll want some information about the history of our island, I'll share with you this sheet I found among my papers, which I now keep in a strong box.
		They gave the island its indigenous name, Alliouagana, which means "land of prickly bush" (named for the vegetation along the coast).
		1956 — The Leeward Islands Federation was abolished, and Montserrat became a separate colony.
	columbiaspacescience.org /e-missions/1week/historyOfMontserrat.aspx (407 words)

	Balleny Islands - Freepedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Balleny Islands form a chain of uninhabited, mainly volcanic, islands in the Southern Ocean streching from 66°15' to 67°35'S and 162°30' to 165°00'E. The group contains three main islands: Young, Buckle and Sturge; and two smaller ones.
		The islands' area totals 400 km² and the highest point reaches 1524 m (Brown Peak on Sturge Island).
		They form part of the Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand (see claims on Antarctica).
	en.freepedia.org /Balleny_Islands.html (123 words)

	List of sub-antarctic islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		numbers had increased on other islands, Heard's was the greatest...
		region was placed on the World Heritage list five years ago, but the new steps to fully protect the islands will include an official ban on all...
		The sub-antarctic islands are the islands in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.
	hallencyclopedia.com /List_of_sub-antarctic_islands (232 words)

	CHAPTER XVI: The ‘Aurora’s’ Drift (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This morning we cleared the ice around the cables, but had to abandon the heaving–in, as the steam–froze in the return pipes from the windlass exhaust, and the joints had to be broken and the pipe thawed out.
		Franklin Island is eighty miles south–east by south, and the pack is in motion.
		The island, which showed up clearly on the horizon, under a heavy stratus–covered sky, appeared to be very far distant.
	etext.library.adelaide.edu.au /s/s52s/part16.html (10985 words)

	Antarctica Claims
		This encompasses all of the Antarctic continent and adjacent islands.
		Peter I Island is an exception to the unclaimed status.
		Argentina/UK Claim includes part of Coats Land, part of Berkner Island, and the South Orkney Islands, of which the largest is Coronation Island.
	www.statoids.com /uaq.html (687 words)

	Sturge Island - Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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	Balleny Islands () (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Brown Peak, the highest point (1524 m), is on Sturge Island, and has never been climbed.
		No landings can be made on Sabrina Island without special permission, due to its isolated state.
		About 500 Adélies nest on the islands, as well as the chinstrap and macaroni penguin.
	www.70south.com /resources/islands/balleny (161 words)

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