21.   They wind up stranded on an island near Tahiti -- an abandoned place, except for some pirates.

22.   Two islands near Palmer Station on the Antarctic Peninsula, Torgerson and Litchfield, both have large populations of Adelie penguins.

23.   Two North Koreans stand guard last week on Yuchi, an island near China.

24.   We did, however, anchor our last night off Young Island, a small private island near bustling St. Vincent.

25.   Plans called for a dummy warhead launched Friday night from California to be smashed by an interceptor rocket fired from Kwajalein Atoll, a Pacific island near the equator.

26.   Plans called for a dummy warhead launched from California to be smashed by an interceptor rocket fired from Kwajalein Atoll, a Pacific island near the equator.

27.   A British-flagged yacht caught fire Sunday while anchored off an island near Athens.

28.   All ferry service to the islands near the western border was suspended Thursday, and coastal patrols stepped up.

29.   All ferry service to the islands near the western border was suspended Thursday, and coastal patrols were stepped up, the officials said.

30.   Although the charges were misdemeanors, residents of this island near the Turkish coach were infuriated by the incident.