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first island chain — noun The first chain of major archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast. Principally composed of the Kuril Islands, Japanese Archipelago, Ryu Kyu Islands, Taiwan, the northern Philippines, and … Wiktionary
third island chain — noun a) The Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Sumatra; from Burma in the north to either the Indonesian Archipelago, or Australia in the south. b) The Aleutian Islands, Emperor Seamounts, Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands, New Zeal … Wiktionary
Second Samoan Civil War — The Second Samoan Civil War (see Samoan Civil War) was a conflict that reached a head in 1898 when Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States were locked in dispute over who should have control over the Samoan island chain, located in the … Wikipedia
Chain migration — has multiple meanings. It refers to the social process by which immigrants from a particular town follow others from that town to a particular city or neighborhood, whether in an immigrant receiving country or in a new, usually urban, location in … Wikipedia
Chain Gang (song) — Chain Gang Single by Sam Cooke Released July 26, 1960 Format 7 single Recorded January 25, 1960 in RCA Studio A, New York Genre … Wikipedia
Chain Reaction (radio) — Chain Reaction Genre Chat show Running time 30 minutes Country United Kingdom Languages English Home station BBC Radio 4 … Wikipedia
Second Air Force — emblem Part of … Wikipedia
Island — For other uses, see Island (disambiguation). British Isles … Wikipedia
Chain of Craters Road — Lava from Puʻu ʻŌʻō flows through subsurface lava tubes until it meets the ocean, creating the steam plumes seen in the distance from Chain of Craters Road. Chain of Craters Road is a 23 mile winding paved road through the East Rift and coastal… … Wikipedia
island arc — a curved chain of islands, as the Aleutians or Antilles, usually convex toward the ocean and enclosing a deep sea basin. [1905 10] * * * Long, curved chain of oceanic islands associated with intense volcanic and seismic activity and mountain… … Universalium
